Deinias

There are many persons called Deinias (or Dinias) in ancient Greece. For example:

• Deinias, one of a club of wits at Athens (gelotopoioi), called " the Sixty," of which the orator Callimedon also was a member. The date therefore may be placed about 325 BC. (Athen. xiv. p. 614, e.) He is perhaps the same whom Demosthenes mentions as a skilful orator. (c. Lept. p. 501.)
  
  

• Deinias, an ancient Greek writer of the 4th century BC mentioned by Plutarch in Aratus.
  In the course of time, Dinias and Aristoteles the logician killed Abantidas, who used to be present in the marketplace at their discussions, and to make one in them; till they, taking the occasion, insensibly accustomed him to the practice, and so had opportunity to contrive and execute a plot against him.

• Deinias, one of the most ancient "monochrome" painters mentiond by Pliny the Elder (xxxv. 8. s. 34.)

• Deinias of Athmonon the father of the wife of the orator Apollodorus (the son of Pasion)

• Deinias of Aegina, two lap race, Pindar Nemea Ode 8

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