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- λ307ΛεσβώναξLesbonaxOf Mytilene, a philosopher, lived in the age of Augustus, father of the philosopher Potamon. He wrote many philosophical treatises.
- λ72ΛακύδηςLakydes, Lacydesson of Alexander of Cyrene; a philosopher, who was head of the new Academy. He wrote philosophical works including On Nature.
- λ802ΛύκειονLykeion, Lyceum… gymnasia in Athens. Theopompus says that Peisistratos created it, but Philochorus [says] that it came into existence under the chairmanship of Pericles.
- λ265ΛέωνLeonSon of Leon; of Byzantium, Peripatetic philosopher and sophist. A pupil of Plato or, as some [say], of Aristotle. He wrote about the reign of Philip and Byzantium in 7 books; Teuthranticus; On Besaeus; …
- λ572Λίνοςflax, flaxen thread… [sc. when attested as a proper name] 'Linos' [is] a philosopher among Thebans.
- λ523Λίθος[the] stone… have made oaths at a particular stone, as Aristotle and Philochorus show.
- λ214ΛεβηναῖονLebenaion, LebenaeumOf Asclepius, in Crete; mentioned by Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.34.
- λ670ΛολλιανόςLollianos, LollianusC2 AD. See generally Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.23. Unlikely to be the same as L. the novel-writer (OCD(4) p.857).
- λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullus… that his multitude was unable to help him. Antiochus the philosopher, at rate, when mentioning this battle says that the sun never looked down on its like. Strabo says that so effortlessly did the …
- λ165ΛαχάρηςLachares… appearance; as to virtue, he deserves to be called a philosopher rather than a sophist. He was an especially pious man, and having lost his sight he regained it.
- λ306Λεσβίσαιto lesbise… Photius lambda207 Theodoridis. [3] Aristophanes, Wasps 1346, web address 1 (Philokleon referring to a girl piper), with scholion.
- λ254ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius… by the Ister, whom Homer calls hand-to-hand fighters. The heretical Philostorgius associates this Leontios with himself in his book as following his Arian heresy. [Leontios] had one son. When he saw that the child …
- λ267ΛέωνLeon, Leo… declared that a food stipend be granted to Eulogius the philosopher, one of the eunuchs said that the funds would be appropriately spent on the soldiers, but Leo replied: "I wish it would happen …
- λ768Λύγδιναmarble-white… adjective in the neuter nominative/accusative plural. [1] Greek Anthology 5.13.3-4 (Philodemus). The passage is also quoted under kappa 2277 through e(/sthke. Note that the transmitted peritroma/dos in the present entry is probably incorrect; peridroma/dos …
- λ772Λύγισμαsprain… For this verb cf. in any event lambda 771. [3] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.39 (also at kappa 294). Note that in that text the quotation is slightly different: ...o(po/sas *ne/rwn e)lu/gize/ …
- λ683ΛουκιανόςLoukianos, Lucianus, Lucian… by his hounds. [4] Lucian wrote a life of the philosopher Peregrinus Proteus, in which he portrays him as a charlatan and describes his self-immolation by fire at the Olympic Games of A.D. 165. …