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88 entries for philo

  1. ε118Ἔγκοτονspite, spiteful… may be that this primary headword too is extracted from Philo Judaeus (Legatio in Gaium 260), though Theodoridis opts for Herodotus 3.59.4. [2] Likewise in Hesychius (epsilon253) and elsewhere. Latte claims it as quoted …Matched in noteshighshort
  2. α3420ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… present entry draws on the problematic "biography" of him by Philostratos, for whom see phi 421-423 (and OCD(4) p.1137, under 'Philostrati'). [1] Philostratos (1.4) follows the Homeric portrait of Proteus (Odyssey 4.349ff) as residing …Matched in noteshighlong
  3. η475ἩρακλῆςHerakles, Heracles, Hercules… one of the earliest authors to depict Herakles as a philosophical exemplum virtutis. See also eta 454, eta 458, eta 464, eta 467, eta 474, eta 476, eta 477. [1] Herakles' eleventh Labor was …Matched in noteshighmedium
  4. δ1476ΔῶροςDoros, Dorus… Though Adler cites Damascius’ Life of Isidore (perhaps more properly Philosophical History) as the source of this entry, as a matter of fact the Philosophical History is in the main reconstructed from the Suda …Matched in noteshighmedium
  5. ει291Εἰς λατομίαςinto (the) quarries… suffer his poetry") is also in the Lexicon Sabbataicum. [1] Philoxenus of Cythera (c.435-380). While he was resident at the court of Dionysius I, he slighted the bad verses of the tyrant and for …Matched in noteshighmedium
  6. ω283ὮχοςOkhos, Ochos, Ochus; Mokhos, Mochos, MochusFrom the list of proto-philosophers in Diogenes Laertius 1.1: '[they say that] Mokhos [sic] was a Phoenician, and Zalmoxis a Thracian, and Atlas a Libyan'. This version of the name is adequately corroborated elsewhere …Matched in noteshighshort
  7. β478ΒούχεταBoucheta, Bucheta… [2] So the transmitted Suda text, but Harpokration s.v. says "Philostephanos in his Matters Epeirote" (fr. 9a FHG). [3] delta 283. The Barrington Atlas gives four possible forms; Bouchetion?, Bouchaition, Boucheta, Boucheton. (The Latin …Matched in noteshighshort
  8. 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
  9. δ1240ΔίωνDion, Dio… generally RE Dion(18); NP Dion(3); OCD4 Dio Cocceianus; PIR2 D93; Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.7. [1] In Bithynia (present-day Bursa in Turkey); Barrington Atlas map 52 grid E4. [2] Dio, Oration 11.Matched in noteshighmedium
  10. α775ἈκαδημίαAcademy… J. Glucker's rehabilitation of Aemilius Portus' correction of 'school of philoi' to 'school of philosophers' and cites by way of confirmation a scholion on Aristophanes, Clouds 1005 (p. 195 Holwerda). A simple misunderstanding of …Matched in noteshighshort
  11. ε3695ΕὐριπίδηςEuripides… Euripides: Cyclops, Alcestis, Medea in the Loeb Classical Libarary. [1] Philochorus FGrH 328 F218. For the 'vegetable-hawker' allegation see chiefly Aristophanes, Acharnians 479, Thesmophoriazusae 387, Frogs 840. [2] No earlier than May 10, 480 …Matched in noteshighmedium
  12. α4348Ἀτέχνοιςfor unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones… The "she" in question is the 5th century CE Neoplatonic philosopher Aidesia/Aedesia of Alexandria, student of Proclus at Athens, daughter, wife, and mother of Neoplatonic philosophers: see alphaiota 79. [4] cf. tau 441 (and …Matched in noteshighmedium
  13. δ1029Διθυραμβοδιδάσκαλοιdithyramb-directors… edition of his fragments by James Hordern, 2002), and (5) Philoxenus of Cythera (phi 393, phi 397, sigma 1192; cf. alpha 2862, delta 1178, epsiloniota 291; PMG frr. 814-35; Campbell 138-75; RE 20.192ff. 'Philoxenus …Matched in noteshighmedium
  14. ν407ΝικοχάρηςNikochares, NicocharesC5/4 BCE. OCD4 Nicochares; PCG 7.39ff. [1] Philonides: phi 450. [2] Aristophanes: alpha 3932. [3] In nu 406 the comic poet Nikophon is given credit for a play with a similar title: Handy-bellies (or …Matched in noteshighshort
  15. α4554Ἄφαντον φῶςsecret light… quotation given. [1] cf. pi 3217, pi 3222. [2] Sophocles, Philoctetes 296-299 (web address 1 below); cf. again pi 3222.Matched in noteshighshort
  16. λ137Λασίοιςshaggy… version of sth/qessin lasi/oisi in Homer, Iliad 1.189). [1] Sophocles, Philoctetes 180-185 (a lyric passage).Matched in noteshighshort
  17. α2954Ἀπαίδευτοιuneducated, untrained… comic poet, Nicochares: fr. 3 Kock, now 4 K.-A.) On Philonides of (the Athenian deme) Melite, see generally J.K. Davies, Athenian Propertied Families 600-300 BC (Oxford 1971) 422. For Lais (or Nais?) see lambda …Matched in noteshighshort
  18. ε336Ἔθυσας ἀντιθύσῃyou sacrificed [so] you should sacrifice in turn… be corrupt. Suggested emendations include e)pequ/samen ('we burned incense'). [1] Philoxenus [phi 393] fr. 10 Bergk (PMG 823 Page); Appendix Proverbiorum 2.10; scholia on Homer, Iliad 9.219. [2] Homer, Odyssey 9.231.Matched in noteshighshort
  19. δ1161ΔιόμειαDiomeia… (6.26 Kaibel); Plutarch, Themistocles 12); it was also where the philosophical school of the Cynics was founded by Antisthenes (Diogenes Laertius 6.16; alpha 2723). Pausanias 1.19.3 describes the altars devoted to mythological figures related …Matched in noteshighshort
  20. κ1896Κοβαλείαroguery… Conomis. For cognates see kappa 1895 and kappa 1897. [1] Philochorus FGrH 328 F6. [2] Aristotle, History of Animals 597b23-4 (in book eight, as Harpok.); cf. omega 266.Matched in noteshighshort
  21. ν103ΝέαιNeai… nu 226, nu 336, nu 338, nu 527. [2] For Philoctetes see generally phi 383. [3] Again, not in the Barrington Atlas, and anyway hard to identify (unless it is the Nea village mentioned …Matched in noteshighshort
  22. ει104ΕἰλενίαEilenia… associated with a cult of Athena Eilenia, supposedly founded by Philoctetes (phi 383). Barrington Atlas Map 44 grid F4 ('Minerva' and 'Minervae Pr.'); cf. Strabo 5.4.8.Matched in noteshighshort
  23. α4397Ἀτυζομένηdistraught… with grief, the messenger of Zeus," Electra likens herself to Philomela. In the Attic version of the myth, Philomela was raped by her brother-in-law Tereus, who cut out her tongue to prevent her confession …Matched in noteshighshort
  24. μ469ΜελέαγροςMeleager, Meleagros… under omicron 849, and see also mu 468] and (2) [philosopher and poet, author of the Garland epigram-collection].Matched in noteshighshort
  25. α1776Ἀμφίτρητονpierced-through[1] cf. the scholia to Sophocles, Philoctetes 19, where the headword occurs (genitive case). [2] Either the wife of Poseidon or the sea itself: see LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
  26. γ253Γηρυόνεια δένδραGeryonian trees… the source of only the first of them is identifiable: Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 5.5. For Geryon see generally gamma 254.Matched in noteshighshort
  27. α1298Ἀλκυονίδες ἡμέραιAlcyon days, Halcyon days, kingfisher days… Atticist, Photius, and others. [3] Demagoras fr. 3 FHG (4.378); Philochorus FGrH 328 F186. (For Philochorus see phi 441 and generally OCD(4) s.v.) The numbers in the text of the Suda are corrupt and …Matched in noteshighmedium
  28. δ1142ΔιογένηςDiogenes… the works attributed to Diogenes of Sinope the well-known Cynic philosopher (delta 1141, delta 1143, delta 1144); however, D.L. himself notes that the attribution is questionable. So the present entry exhibits only one definite …Matched in noteshighshort
  29. λ803Λυκεῖον ποτόνLykeian drinkFor the headword phrase see Sophocles, Philoctetes 1461: 'o springs and Lyk(e)ian drink'. cf. the scholia thereto; also Zenobius 4.99, and Hesychius lambda1375.Matched in noteshighshort
  30. γ22ΓαλάτειαGalateia, Galatea… Best-known for the story, first ascribed to the dithyrambic poet Philoxenus of Kythera (phi 393), of the love of the cyclops Polyphemus for her (see theta 475). Philoxenus was writing in the court of …Matched in noteshighshort

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