Cleinias (disambiguation)

Cleinias (Kleinias) may refer to a number of people from ancient Greek history:

• Members of the Alcmaeonidae family
• Cleinias, father of the Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades
• Cleinias, brother of Alcibiades, younger brother of the famous general
• Cleinias, son of Axiochus; he is introduced as a very young man by Plato in the dialogue called Euthydemus
• Cleinias of Tarentum, Pythagorean philosopher
• Cleinias of Croton, tyrant of Croton c. 495 BC
• Cleinias of Sicyon, magistrate of Sicyon c. 270-264 BC, father of Aratus of Sicyon.
• Cleinias of Crete, a cretan lawgiver who appears in Plato's Laws.