Diogenes Diogenes the Cynic, also known as Diogenes of Sinope (c. 413/403–c. 324/321 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism (philosophy), Cynicism. Renowned for his ascetic lifestyle, biting wit, and radical critique ...

(412–323 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Diogenes may also refer to:

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Diogenes of Apollonia Diogenes of Apollonia ( ; ; 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, and was a native of the Milesian colony Apollonia in Thrace. He lived for some time in Athens. He believed air to be the one source of all being from which all oth ...

or Diogenes Apolloniates (c. 460 BCE), philosopher * Diogenes of Athens (tragedian) (late 5th century or early 4th century BCE), writer of tragedies *

Diogenes Euergetes Diogenes Euergetes was the Macedonian garrison commander in Athens, who died in 229 BC. He handed over the Port of Piraeus to the Athenians, making Athens free from foreign military occupation for the first time in 65 years. "For reasons that are n ...

(died 229 BCE), Macedonian garrison commander in Athens *

Diogenes of Babylon Diogenes of Babylon (also known as Diogenes of Seleucia; ; ; c. 230 – c. 150/140 BC) was a Stoic philosopher. He was the head of the Stoic school in Athens, and he was one of three philosophers sent to Rome in 155 BC. He wrote many works, but ...

or "Diogenes the Stoic" (c. 230 – c. 150 BCE ), Stoic philosopher from Seleucia, frequently confused with the following *

Diogenes of Seleucia Diogenes of Seleucia (; fl. 2nd century BC) was an Epicurean philosopher, who has sometimes been confused with Diogenes of Babylon, who was also a native of Seleucia on the Tigris. He lived at the court of Syria, and was friends with king Alexand ...

(died 146 BCE ), Epicurean philosopher and adviser to King Alexander of Syria *

Antonius Diogenes Antonius Diogenes () was the author of an ancient Greek romance entitled ''The Wonders Beyond Thule'' (). Scholars have placed him in the 2nd century, but his age was unknown even to Photius I, Patriarch of Constantinople, who wrote a synopsis of ...

(2nd century CE), Greek romance writer, most notable for his work ''The Wonders of Thule'' * Diogenes of Cappadocia (2nd century BCE), *

Diogenes of Tarsus Diogenes of Tarsus (; fl. 2nd century BC) was an Epicurean philosopher, who is described by Strabo as a person clever in composing improvised tragedies. He was the author of several works, which, however, are lost. Among them are: *''Select lectur ...

(2nd century BCE), Epicurean philosopher * Diogenes of Judea (fl. c. 100–76 BCE), general and advisor of Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus *

Diogenes of Athens (sculptor) Diogenes of Athens (; ) was a sculptor who worked at Rome during the reign of Augustus. According to Pliny, Diogenes was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa to embellish the exterior of the Pantheon. His caryatids were considered exceptionally fine ...

(late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE), sculptor who worked in Augustan Rome * Diogenes (explorer) (1st century CE), Greek merchant and explorer of

Mountains of the Moon (Africa) 250px, ''Jibhel Kumri'' or Mountains of the Moon as conceived in 1819 The Mountains of the Moon (Latin: ''Montes Lunae''; , ' or ''Jibbel el Kumri'') are a legendary mountain or mountain range in east Africa at the source of the Nile River. Variou ...

Diogenes of Byzantium Diogenes of Byzantium ( Greek: Διογένης; died c. 129) was the bishop of Byzantium for approximately fifteen years (114–129). He succeeded bishop Sedecion of Byzantium. He was in office during the rule of Roman emperors Trajan and H ...

(114–129 CE), bishop of Byzantium *

Diogenes of Oenoanda Diogenes of Oenoanda (; ) was an Epicurean Greek from the 2nd century AD who carved a summary of the philosophy of Epicurus onto a portico wall in the ancient Greek city of Oenoanda in Lycia (modern day southwest Turkey). The surviving fragments ...

(2nd century CE), Epicurean *

Diogenes Laërtius Diogenes Laërtius ( ; , ; ) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers. Little is definitively known about his life, but his surviving book ''Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers'' is a principal source for the history of ancient Greek ph ...

(between 200 and 500 CE), historian and philologist * Diogenes of Edessa (d. 411/412),

Bishop of Edessa Below is a list of bishops of Edessa. Early bishops The following list is based on the records of the ''Chronicle of Edessa'' (to ''c''.540) and the ''Chronicle of Zuqnin''. Jacobite (Syriac) bishops These bishops belonged to the Syriac Orthodo ...

Constantine Diogenes Constantine Diogenes (; died 1032) was a Byzantine general of the early 11th century, active in the Balkans. He served with distinction in the final stages of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria under Emperor Basil II, and occupied high commands ...

(died 1032), Byzantine general *

Romanos IV Diogenes Romanos IV Diogenes (; – ) was Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. Determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the empire, he is nevertheless best known for his defeat and capture in 1071 at ...

(died 1072), Byzantine emperor 1068–1071, son of Constantine Diogenes *

Constantine Diogenes (son of Romanos IV) Constantine Diogenes (; died 1073) was one of the sons of Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (reigned 1068–1071). He was a son of Romanos with his first wife Anne, a daughter of Alusian, and hence excluded from the line of succession when h ...

(died 1073) *

Nikephoros Diogenes Nikephoros Diogenes (), Latinized as Nicephorus Diogenes, was presumably a junior Byzantine emperor around 1069–1071. He was born 1069 to Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes and Empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa. He was elevated to junior emperor in 1 ...

(11th century), Byzantine general, son of Romanos IV * "Diogenes" is also sometimes confused with the name of

Digenes Akritas ''Digenes Akritas'' ( Latinised as ''Acritas''; ) is a medieval Greek romantic epic that emerged in the 12th-century Byzantine Empire. It is the lengthiest and most famous of the acritic songs, Byzantine folk poems celebrating the lives and ex ...

, the hero of a famous Byzantine epic. * Diogenes, a pen-name used by

Max Beerbohm Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, Parody, parodist and Caricature, caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the theatre crit ...

Diógenes (footballer, born 1937) Diógenes José da Silva (21 July 1937 – 9 August 2004), simply known as Diógenes, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Defender, Diógenes played for CA Juventus for 10 years, making 149 appearances in ...

, Diogenes José da Silva, Brazilian defender *

Diógenes (footballer, born 2001) Diógenes Vinicius da Silva (born 6 January 2001), simply known as Diógenes, is a Brazilian association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Santos FC, Santos. Career Born in Itapecerica da Se ...

, Diógenes Vinicius da Silva, Brazilian goalkeeper

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* ''Diogenes'' (crustacean) is a genus of hermit crabs *

Diogenes syndrome Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor syndrome, is a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect, domestic squalor, social withdrawal, apathy, compulsive hoarding of garbage or animals, and a lack of shame. Affected people may also d ...

, a misnomer for a mental disorder

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* ''Diogenes'' (British magazine), a British satirical magazine published from 1853 to 1855 * ''Diogenes'' (journal) journal published by the ''

International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences The International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (French: ''Conseil international de la philosophie et des sciences humaines''; ICPHS/CIPSH) is a non-governmental organization within UNESCO. It embraces hundreds of learned societie ...

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Diogenes Verlag The Diogenes Verlag (short: Diogenes) is a Swiss publisher in Zurich, founded in 1952 by , with a focus on literature, plays and cartoons. It has been managed since 2012 by the founder's son, Philipp Keel. It is the largest independent literary pub ...

, a Swiss publishing house *

Diogenes Club The Diogenes Club is a fictional gentlemen's club created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and featured in several Sherlock Holmes stories, such as 1893's " The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter". It seems to have been named after Diogenes the Cynic ...

, named after Diogenes of Sinope, co-founded by Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft * ''Diogenes'', an interstellar scout ship in Poul Anderson's ''

The Entity ''The Entity'' is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, Maggie Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, and Alex Rocco. The film follows a single mother in Los Angel ...

'' * Diogenes Small, a character created by Colin Dexter in the ''Inspector Morse'' series of books * Diogenes Pendergast, a character from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's ''Pendergast'' series of books * Diogenes Teufelsdröckh, the fictional philosopher of ''Clothes Philosophy'' described in Thomas Carlyle's ''

Sartor Resartus ''Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh in Three Books'' is a novel by the Scottish people, Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle, first published as a serial in ''Fraser's Magazine'' in November 1833 ...

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* Diogenes Project, original name of the

Wizards Project The Wizards Project was a research project at the University of California, San Francisco led by Paul Ekman and Maureen O'Sullivan that studied the ability of people to detect lies. The experts identified in their study were called "Truth Wizards" ...

* Mount Diogenes, another name for

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, Australia * Diogenes, the playable character in '' Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy'' * ''

Diógenes (film) ''Diógenes'' is a 2023 Quechua-language drama film written and directed by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre. It was selected to compete in the Zonazine section at the 26th Málaga Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on March 14, 2023. The fi ...

'', a Quechua-language

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre

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