Philoxenus

Philoxenus

Philoxenus or Philoxenos (Greek, foreigner lover) is the name of several prominent ancient Greeks:

*Philoxenus of Cythera, an ancient Greek dithyrambic poet
*Philoxenus of Leucas, a legendary glutton
*King Philoxenus, an Indo-Greek king
*Philoxenus (general), a Macedonian general who was one of the Diadochi
*Philoxenus of Mabbog, a vehement champion of the Non-Chalcedonian doctrine
*Philoxenus of Eretria, Hellenistic painter, possible originator of the Alexander Mosaic


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  • Philoxenus — • One of the greatest masters of Syriac prose (d. 523) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philoxenus     Philoxenus     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Philoxenus — Philoxenus, von der Insel Cythera, von den Spartanern in die Sklaverei verkauft, lebte längere Zeit an dem Hofe des älteren Dionysius zu Syrakus, st. 380 v. Chr. als einer der berühmtesten Dithyrambendichter. Fragmente herausgegeben von Bippart,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • PHILOXENUS — I. PHILOXENUS Alexandri M. per loniam, praefectus. Polyaen. l. 6. c. 49. II. PHILOXENUS Athenis quidam mollis et aliorum pellex. Vide Schol. in Aristoph. Vespas. III. PHILOXENUS Consulcum Probo, An. Urb. Cond. 1278. IV. PHILOXENUS Cythereus,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Philoxenus — (c. 440–523)    Bishop and Theologian.    Philoxenus was born in Tahal, Persia. He was educated in Edessa where ibas was the Bishop. As a Monophysite, Philoxenus defended zeno’s ‘Henoticon’ and he was appointed Bishop of Hierapolis by peter the… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Philoxenus — Philoxenos bzw. Philoxenus ist der Name folgender Personen: Philoxenos (* um 435 v. Chr.; † 380 v. Chr.); griechischer Dithyrambendichter Philoxenos von Eretria; antiker griechischer Maler des 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Philoxenos; indo griechischer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Philoxenus of Mabbug — Philoxenus (Syriac: sy. ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܒܘܓܝܐ, transl|sem|Aksenāyâ Mabûḡāyâ ) of Mabbog (died 523), was one of the best of Syriac prose writers, and a vehement champion of the Anti Chalcedonian doctrine in the end of the 5th and beginning of the 6th… …   Wikipedia

  • Philoxenus of Cythera — (435 BC ndash;380 BC) was a Greek dithyrambic poet.On the conquest of the island by the Athenians he was taken as a prisoner of war to Athens, where he came into the possession of the dithyrambic poet Melanippides, who educated him and set him… …   Wikipedia

  • Philoxenus (general) — Philoxenus (in Greek Φιλoξενoς) was a Macedonian officer appointed to superintend the collection of the tribute in the provinces north of the Taurus Mountains after Alexander the Great s return from Egypt (331 BC).rf|1|arr 3.6 It would appear,… …   Wikipedia

  • Philoxenus Of Mabbug — ▪ Syrian bishop Syriac Akhsěnāyā born c. 440, , Tahal, Beth Garmaï [near modern Kirkūk, Iraq] died c. 523, , Gangra, Paphlagonia [near modern Samsun, Turkey]       Syrian bishop, theologian, and classical author. He was a leader of the Jacobite… …   Universalium

  • Philoxenus von Mabbug — Mor Philoxenos von Mabbug auch Xenajas von Mabbug (* um 450 in Tahal; † 10. Dezember (?) 523 in Philippopolis in Thrakien) war ein großer syrischer Theologe, der sich als Gegner der Zwei Naturen Lehre des Konzils von Chalkedon profilierte. Leben… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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