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λ802ΛύκειονLykeion, Lyceum… fact not mentioned here: being the chosen location for the philosophical school founded by Aristotle in the C4 BCE. See generally OCD(4) pp.160 (under 'Aristotle') and 1108 (under 'Peripatetic school'). [1] Theopompus FGrH 115 …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1711ΚλεάνθηςKleanthes, Cleanthes… all his wealth. He inaugurated the model of wandering cynic philosopher which became particularly popularized in the C2 CE. See further at kappa 2341. [3] cf. zeta 79. [4] cf. chi 569. [5] Antigonus …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1981ἈναξαγόραςAnaxagoras… Photius) s.v.; cf. nu 523. [2] Apparently quoted loosely from Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.2.22-26. See also kappa 2216 and note 9 there. [3] alpha 3420, Apollonius. See Philostratus, Life of Apollonius 1.2.13. Philostratus …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4446Αὖλος ΠοστόμιοςAulus Postumius… Aulus was among those senators who welcomed the delegation of philosophers, Carneades, Diogenes, and Critolaus, on the Capitoline (Cicero, Academica 2.137; Gellius, Attic Nights 6.14.8-10; Plutarch, Cato the Elder 22). The philosophers had come …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1595Ἁμιλλητήριονcontest-ground… Lexicon. The headword, a neuter noun, is attested in e.g. Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 2.11 cf. generally alpha 1594, alpha 1597.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1245Διωξικέλευθα κέντραurging-on goads… reversed) in an epigram from the Greek Anthology, 6.246.1, by Philodemus or Marcus Argentarius; Charmus, son of Lycinus, is dedicating a horse's equipment to Poseidon after a victory at the Isthmian Games; cf. Gow …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3370Εὐανδρίαmale fitness, euandria… from which the present entry derives, cites Andocides (4.42) and Philochorus (FGrH 328 F102) for such a contest at the Athenian Panathenaia, and it is attested at other festivals too.Matched in noteshighshort
κ1338Κέντραgoads… and cf. kappa 1341. [2] Greek Anthology 6.246.1 (attributed to Philodemus or Marcus Argentarius), a dedication to Poseidon after victory in a horse race; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 156-157) and further extracts …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1519Κημόςmuzzle… see also kappa 1518, kappa 1520. [2] Greek Anthology 6.246.1 (Philodemus or Marcus Argentarius), a dedication to Poseidon after a horse race victory; also cited, in part, at delta 1245 and kappa 1338; cf. …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1003ἘμπεδοκλῆςEmpedocles, EmpedoklesFrom Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.1; cf. pi 3121. For Empedokles cf. (epsilon 1001), epsilon 1002, epsilon 1004. [1] Plural in Philostratus. [2] Influenced by his first teacher, Parmenides, who speaks as …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1853Ἀναδεῖbinds… is quoted from somewhere else, unidentifiable. [2] Perhaps quoted from Philostratus, Imagines 1.3.2. [3] Aelian fr. 48b Domingo-Foraste (45 Hercher).Matched in noteshighshort
α314Ἄγοςpollution, leader… returned -- and nobody was banished in 432.) [4] From Philoponus, Differences. (For this epic/poetic noun see LSJ s.v.)Matched in noteshighshort
ε2239Ἐπιβολήplan, project… Oxford, 1992) §10. O.Crusius argued that the epigram is Hellenistic (Philologus 48, 1889, 1799), but later commentators compare it to the collection of epigrams attributed to Theognis [OCD(4) 1459-60]: Bergk (Poetae Lyrici Graeci 3.690); …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3344Ἔτυχονhit (the target), succeeded (through preparation) in obtaining, achieving or winning, met; coincided, happened (to hit), chanced… To the degree that this abstract noun developed in Greek philosophy (e.g. the lost treatise of Demetrius of Phalerum) and popular thought, from the 4th. Century B.C. on, the meaning of pure chance and …Matched in noteshighshort
ι545ἹππίαςHippias… Preger (Theodor Preger, German classicst, 1866-1911) suggested (213) that the philosopher's interest in and discussions of the plight of the Eretrians (cf. Plato Laws 3.698b and Menexenus 240a) factored in Plato being identified as …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2216Κῴδιονsmall fleece, small sheepskin rug (for sleeping on) or cloak (against rain)… entry alpha 1981. We owe this story (fr.6 Diels/Kranz) to Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.2.22-26, here cited in an odd variation of the original: "Who does not know that (with the accusative …Matched in noteshighmedium