Editing Pythias (section)

{{short description|Greek biologist and embryologist}}
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'''Pythias''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɪ|θ|i|ə|s}}; {{langx|el|Πυθιάς|translit=Pūthiás}}), also known as '''Pythias the Elder''', was the adoptive daughter of [[Hermias of Atarneus|Hermias]], ruler of the cities [[Assos]] and [[Atarneus]] on the Anatolian coast opposite the island of [[Lesbos]]. She was also [[Aristotle]]'s first wife.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Smith |first1=William |title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology |date=1849|page=627}}</ref> Hermias was an enemy of Persia and allied with Macedonia. In his [[Will and testament|will]], Aristotle ordered that he be buried next to his wife. From his wording, it is known that Pythias was already dead by the time he wrote his [[Will and testament|will]].