Hermagoras of
Amphipolis (
Greek: Ἑρμαγόρας ὁ Ἀμφιπολίτης) (3rd century BC) was a
Stoic philosopher, student of Cypriot
Persaeus
Persaeus ( el, Περσαῖος; 307/6–243 BC) of Citium, son of Demetrius, was a Greek Stoic philosopher, and a friend and favourite student of Zeno of Citium.
Life
He lived in the same house as Zeno. Later writers wrote that Persaeus had bee ...
, in the court of
Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas ( grc-gre, Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, ; – 239 BC) was a Macedonian ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon after a long period defined by anarchy and chaos and acquired fame for ...
. He wrote several dialogues, among them a ''Misokyōn'' (Μισοκύων, Dog-hater,
Cynic-hater); one volume ''On Misfortunes''; Έκχυτος ''Ekchytos'' (about egg-divining); ''
On Sophistry'' addressed to the
Academics.
[Suda]
''Hermagoras''
"Ἑρμαγόρας, Ἀμφιπολίτης, φιλόσοφος, μαθητὴς Περσαίου. διάλογοι αὐτοῦ Μισοκύων, α# Περὶ ἀτυχημάτων, Ἔκχυτον: ἔστι δὲ ᾠοσκοπία: Περὶ σοφιστείας πρὸς τοὺς Ἀκαδημαϊκούς." None of his works are known to survive.
Notes
References
* Vol. 2
* Branham, Goulet-Cazé, (editors)
''The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy'', p. 413
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Hellenistic-era philosophers
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Ancient Amphipolitans
Stoic philosophers
3rd-century BC philosophers
3rd-century BC Macedonians
People of Antigonid Macedonia
Cynicism