Tags: Mythological Figure.
In Greek mythology Lichas /ˈlaɪkəs/ was the Spartan who discovered the bones of Orestes. The remains of Orestes were required according to a Delphic Oracle in order for Sparta to defeat Tegea (Herodotus The Histories 1.68).During the Pentecontaetia Cimon was becoming more and more powerful among the Athenians as he began to spend money to feed the poor regularly inviting them into his home and spending more on honoring gods such as Hermes.