Androsthenes (Ancient Greek:Ἀνδροσθένης; literally meaning: "Man's Strength") ofThasos, son of Callistratus, was one of the admirals ofAlexander the Great. He sailed as atrierarch withNearchus, and was also sent by Alexander down the Euphrates to explore the coast of thePersian Gulf, skirting the coast of Arabia in atriacontor and sailing further thanArchias of Pella.^[1][2] He wrote an account of this voyage, titledThe Navigation of the Indian sea (''Ὁ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς παραπλοῦς).^[3][4][5]

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William (1870)."Androsthenes". InSmith, William (ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 176-177.

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