(), a native of Megalopolis. He was a man of
distinction, and was connected with Aratus by the rites of hospitality. In accordance with a
secret agreement entered into with Aratus, Nicophanes and Cercidas induced the Megalopolitans
to send an embassy to the congress of the Achaeans, to induce them to join them in seeking for
assistance from Antigonus. They were themselves deputed for this object, in which they were
successful,