Why did Solon leave Athens after his laws were established?

After establishing his reforms, Solon faced widespread dissatisfaction because his attempts to mediate between the conflicting interests of the nobility and the poor failed to fully satisfy either group. While the nobles had expected only minor changes, the poor had hoped for a total redistribution of land and the establishment of a tyrant to enforce it.1

Solon, who valued justice and freedom but rejected both egalitarianism and autocratic power, sought to avoid the burden of constantly defending and explaining his new laws to a discontented public. Consequently, he departed from Athens on a series of travels, pledging not to return for 10 years.1