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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 ( el, Ἡλιόδωρος) 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 per ...

a minister of Seleucus IV Philopator c. 175 BC *

Heliodorus of Athens Heliodorus of Athens ( el, Ἡλιόδωρος) was an ancient author who wrote fifteen books on the Acropolis of Athens, possibly about 150 BC. References External links * 2nd-century BC writers 2nd-century BC geographers Ancient Greek ...

ancient author who wrote fifteen books on the Acropolis of Athens, possibly about 150 BC *

Heliodorus (ambassador) Heliodorus is a Greek name meaning "Gift of the Sun". Several persons named Heliodorus are known to us from ancient times, the best known of which are: *Heliodorus (minister) a minister of Seleucus IV Philopator c. 175 BC *Heliodorus of Athens ...

, a Greek ambassador who erected famous votive Heliodorus pillar around 110 BC near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India *

Heliodorus (metrist) Heliodorus ( el, Ἡλιόδωρος) was a metrist in the 1st century AD who worked upon the comedies of Aristophanes. He was the principal authority used by Juba of Mauretania Juba of Mauritania was a writer who lived in Mauretania in the 2nd ...

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

Heliodorus (surgeon) Heliodorus ( el, Ἡλιόδωρος) 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 au ...

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 epist ...

, 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 ( grc, Ἡλιόδωρος ὁ Ἐμεσηνός) 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. Ide ...

, 3rd-century 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=Heliodor ...

a 3rd century sophist from Arabia Petraea *

Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai (died 344) was a Assyrian people, Syrian bishop of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia and a martyr. He was taken to Persia as a prisoner of war by Shapur II. He died as a result of ill treatment and fatigue at Daskarata on the Gre ...

(died 344), Syrian bishop and martyr *

Heliodorus of Altino Heliodorus ( it, Sant'Eliodoro; 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 Hol ...

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

Heliodorus of Alexandria Heliodorus of Alexandria ( el, Ἡλιόδωρος) 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 mo ...

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

Heliodorus (6th-century philosopher) Heliodorus ( el, Ἡλιόδωρος) 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 ...

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

Heliodorus of Catania Heliodorus of Catania ( it, Eliodoro, ; died Catania, 778) is a semi-legendary personage 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 ca ...

, 8th-century necromancer and witchdoctor from Catania

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