Androcles (disambiguation)

Androcles is the legendary Roman slave who escapes death when thrown into the arena with a lion because the lion recognizes him as the man who once extracted a thorn from its foot

Androcles also may refer to:

Androcles (politician) (fl. ca. 415 BCE), politician opposed to Alcibiades at time of the Sicilian Expedition
Androklos, Androcles, or Androclus, legendary founder of Greek city of Ephesus in Asia Minor

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