Jason of

Nysa Nysa may refer to: Greek Mythology * Nysa (mythology) or Nyseion, the mountainous region or mount (various traditional locations), where nymphs raised the young god Dionysus * Nysiads, nymphs of Mount Nysa who cared for and taught the infant ...

( el, Ἰάσων ὁ Νυσαεύς, ''Iason o Nysaevs''; 1st-century BC) was a

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philosopher, the son of Menecrates, and, on his mother's side, grandson of

Posidonius Posidonius (; grc-gre, wikt:Ποσειδώνιος, Ποσειδώνιος , "of Poseidon") "of Apamea (Syria), Apameia" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος) (), was a Greeks, Greek politician, astronomer, astrologer, geog ...

, of whom he was also the disciple and successor at the Stoic school at

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...

.Suda, ''Jason'' ι 52 He therefore flourished after the middle of the 1st century BC. The

Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas ...

lists four works of his: * Βίοι Ἐνδόξων ''Vii Endoxon'' – Famous Lives * Φιλοσόφων Διαδοχαί ''Filosofon Diadoche'' –

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* Βίος Ἑλλάδος ''Vios Ellados'' – Life of Greece, in 4 books * Περὶ Ῥόδου ''Peri Rodou'' – On Rhodes However, the Suda expresses doubt about whether the third book is his, and also credits

Jason of Argos Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He wa ...

as having written a ''Life of Greece'' in 4 books.Suda, ''Jason'' ι 53

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