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meaning "Gift of the Sun". Several persons named Heliodorus are known to us from ancient times, the best known of which are: *

Heliodorus (minister) Heliodorus () was a chancellor of Seleucus IV Philopator (reigned c. 187 BCE – 175 BCE). During his tenure, he is recorded as being involved with an attempt to tax the Temple in Jerusalem in Jewish histories of the period. Around 175 BCE, Sel ...

a minister of Seleucus IV Philopator c. 175 BC *

Heliodorus of Athens Heliodorus of Athens () was an ancient author who wrote fifteen books on the Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen ...

ancient author who wrote fifteen books on the Acropolis of Athens, possibly about 150 BC *Heliodorus (ambassador), a Greek ambassador who erected famous votive

Heliodorus pillar The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Besnagar (Vidisha), Madhya Pradesh. The pillar is commonly named after Heliodorus (identified by him as a Garuda-standard), who was an ambassador of the In ...

around 110 BC near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India *

Heliodorus (metrist) Heliodorus () was a metrist in the 1st century AD who worked upon the comedies of Aristophanes. He was the principal authority used by Juba Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also s ...

a metrist in the 1st century who did work on the comedies of Aristophanes *

Heliodorus (surgeon) Heliodorus () was a surgeon of the pneumatic school in the 1st century AD. He was probably from Egypt, and was mentioned in the Satires of Juvenal The ''Satires'' () are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written betw ...

a surgeon in the 1st century, probably from Egypt, and mentioned in the Satires of Juvenal *

Gaius Avidius Heliodorus Gaius Avidius Heliodorus (c. 100 – aft. 142) was an eques and noted orator who held at least two important appointments during the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. Life He was of Ancient Egyptian or Greek origin and became '' ab epis ...

, 2nd century ''secretarius ab epistolis'' and Prefect of Egypt *

Heliodorus of Larissa Heliodorus of Larissa (fl. 3rd century?) was a Greek mathematician, and the author of a short treatise on optics which is still extant. Biography Nothing is known about the life of Heliodorus.John Aikin, William Enfield, et al., (1804), ''General ...

, c. 3rd century, author of an extant treatise on optics *

Heliodorus of Emesa Heliodorus Emesenus or Heliodorus of Emesa () is the author of the ancient Greek novel called the '' Aethiopica'' () or ''Theagenes and Chariclea'' (), which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. Identification He identifies himself at the end ...

, 3rd-century Phoenician author of the novel ''Aethiopica'' *

Heliodorus (sophist) ''For other people with this name, see Heliodorus'' Heliodorus, (Greek: Ἡλιόδωρος) sometimes known as ''Heliodorus the Arab'' was an ancient sophist of Arab origin.{{Cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L4NBigJ3NF4C&q=Heliodo ...

a 3rd century sophist from Arabia Petraea *

Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai (died 344) was a Syrian bishop of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia and a martyr. Around 337 Shapur II invaded Roman Mesopotamia, commencing a drawn out war. Under his reign, Christians were persecuted as a reaction to the enco ...

(died 344), Syrian bishop and martyr *

Heliodorus of Altino Heliodorus (; died c. 410 AD) was the first bishop of Altinum in the 4th century. He was born in Dalmatia. Like Chromatius, he was a disciple of Valerianus, the bishop of Aquileia. He accompanied Jerome on his voyage to the Holy Land, and is ...

(died 390), 4th-century Christian saint *

Heliodorus of Alexandria Heliodorus of Alexandria () was a Neoplatonist philosopher who lived in the 5th century AD. He was the son of Hermias and Aedesia, and the younger brother of Ammonius. His father, Hermias, died when he was young, and his mother, Aedesia, raised ...

5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher, and brother of Ammonius Hermiae *

Heliodorus (6th-century philosopher) Heliodorus () is cited as the author of a work titled ''Commentary'' (dated 564 AD), which has been preserved, on the ''Introduction'' or ''Rudiments'' of Paulus Alexandrinus, the 4th century Alexandrian astrologer. The name "Heliodorus" appears on ...

, author of a work entitled ''Commentary'' *

Heliodorus of Catania Heliodorus of Catania (, ; , ; died 778 in Catania) is a semi-legendary persona accused by his contemporaries of being a necromancer practicing witchcraft. Son of a noble Sicilian family, he was originally a Christian, and was even a candidate to ...

, 8th-century necromancer and witchdoctor from Catania

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