» For the genus of grass skipper butterflies, see Pelopidas (skipper). Pelopidas (d. 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece. Biography Athlete and warrior He was a member of a distinguished family, and possessed great wealth which he expended on his friends, while content to lead the life of an athlete. In 384 he served in a Theban contingent sent to the support of the Spartans at Mantineia, where he was saved, when dangerously wounded, by the Arcadians. According to Pl… (More on Pelopidas)