Peisistratos

Peisistratos or Peisistratus (c. 607 BC-528 BC) was a Greek statesman who became the Tyrant of Athens following a (quite popular) coup and ruled in 561 BC, 559 BC-556 BC and 545 BC-528 BC. At one point, Peisistratos was driven from his office. He hatched a plot to convince the Athenians that Athena was bringing Peisistratus home. To complete this plan, he hired a woman named Phye to accompany him in a carriage accompany him disguised as Athena in a suit of armor.

Peisistratos' ruse worked, and Phye's family was paid enough silver to feed her family for a year. Phye was quietly horrified by Peisistratos' contempt for the common people of Athens.