Prior to the initial engagement at Aphetae, the defector Scyllias warned one side in this battle of a trap.  That side's commanders included Ocytus's son Adeimantus and the ov
Prior to the initial engagement at Aphetae, the defector Scyllias warned one side in this battle of a trap.  That side's commanders included Ocytus's son Adeimantus and the overall commander Eurybiades, who led a delaying action to allow evacuation of Euboea.  After the arrival of 53 more Athenian ships, the main phase of the battle took place on August 11, 480 BCE, and both the Greeks and the Persians suffered heavy casualties.  FTP name this battle, traditionally believed to have taken place simultaneously with the land battle at Thermopylae.
Prior to the initial engagement at Aphetae, the defector Scyllias warned one side in this battle of a trap.  
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