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==Archon eponymous== The second Megacles was a member of the [[Alcmaeonidae]] family, and the [[Archons of Athens|archon eponymous]] in 632 BC when [[Cylon (ancient Athenian)|Cylon]] made his unsuccessful attempt to take over Athens. Megacles was convicted of killing Cylon's supporters (who had taken refuge on the [[Acropolis, Athens|Acropolis]] as suppliants of [[Athena]]) and was exiled from the city, along with all the other members of his [[genos]], the Alcmaeonidae. The Alcmaeonidae inherited a ''[[Miasma (Greek mythology)|miasma]]'' ("stain") that lasted for generations among Megacles' descendants.
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