Definitions for "Inferiors"
Spartan social class who were neither slaves nor citizens. To find out more about the Inferiors go to the Inferiors Page. For a brief summary, see below. Inferiors were loosely divided into four main groupings - Parhteniai - Illegitimate children of helot mothers and Homoioi fathers. Mothoces - Sons of helots who were 'adopted' as playmates for Spartan boys. These boys went through the agoge but never achieved citizenship. Tresantes - Homoioi who had lost their citizenship, usually due to cowardice in battle. Neodamodes - Helots who were freed, usually for courage in battle or service to the state.
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