And while Hippocrates was despot, Gelon, who was a descendant of Telines the priest of the mysteries, was spearman of the guard to Hippocrates with many others and among them Ainesidemos the son of Pataicos. Then after no long time he was appointed by reason of valour to be commander of the whole cavalry;
Halere, haren balioaz karguturik, zaldieria guztiaren jeneralburu izendatu zuten handik denbora gutxira, eta Hipokratesek, Syrakusa eta beste hiri barbaro askoez gain, Kalipolis, Naxo, Zankle eta Leontinos setiatu zituenean, Gelonek aparteko gerlaria zela erakutsi zuen operazio militar horietan.