Oresas was a
Pythagorean
Pythagorean, meaning of or pertaining to the ancient Ionian mathematician, philosopher, and music theorist Pythagoras, may refer to:
Philosophy
* Pythagoreanism, the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs purported to have been held by Pythagoras
* Ne ...
, according to
Sir William Smith
Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his advances in the teaching of Greek and Latin in schools.
Early life
Smith was born in Enfield in 1813 to Nonconformist parents. He attended ...
, (1870).
''Smith'' (1870) noted (p. 40):
:ORESAS, a Pythagorean. A fragment of his writings is preserved in
Stobaeus
Joannes Stobaeus (; grc-gre, Ἰωάννης ὁ Στοβαῖος; fl. 5th-century AD), from Stobi in Macedonia, was the compiler of a valuable series of extracts from Greek authors. The work was originally divided into two volumes containin ...
, Eclog. p. 105. ( Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. p. 860.)
. P. M.
See also
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Aesara
Aesara of Lucania ( el, Αἰσάρα ''Aisara''; 4th or 3rd century BC) was a Pythagorean philosopher who wrote ''On Human Nature'', of which a fragment is preserved by Stobaeus.
Life
Aesara is known only from a one-page fragment of her philosoph ...
References
Pythagoreans
5th-century BC Greek people
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