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Cleisthenes (; , Kleisthénēs; also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." He was the maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon, as the younger son of the latter's daughter Agariste and her husband Megacles. Also, he was credited with increasing the power of the Athenian citizens’ assembly and for reducing the power of the nobility over Athenian politics.
Cleisthenes can refer to:
- Cleisthenes, the reformer of ancient Athens.
- Cleisthenes of Sicyon, the ancient tyrant of Sicyon.
- Cleisthenes (son of Sibyrtius), an Athenian theoros satirized by Aristophanes
- Cleisthenes (genus), a genus of flounders.
Cleisthenes (; , also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a prominent Athenian delegate ( theoros) during the Peloponnesian War (431 BC). The comedian Aristophanes uses him frequently as the butt of jokes and as a character in his plays, as he was apparently well known in Athens for being effeminate and/or homosexual. He is notably mentioned in The Frogs, The Clouds, Lysistrata, and Thesmophoriazusae.
Cleisthenes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwest Pacific Ocean.