Euphantus

Euphantus

Euphantus ( _el. Εὔφαντος), of Olynthus, was a philosopher of the Megarian school as well as an historian and tragic poet. He lived in the 4th century BC. He was the disciple of Eubulides of Miletus, and the instructor of Antigonus I Monophthalmus king of Macedonia. He wrote many tragedies, which were well received at the games. He also wrote a very highly esteemed work, "On Kingship" ( _el. Περὶ Βασιλείας), addressed to Antigonus, and a history of his own times. He lived to a great age. [Diogenes Laërtius, ii.]

The Euphantus whose history is quoted by Athenaeus [Athenaeus, vi.] must be a different person, since he mentions Ptolemy III Euergetes of Egypt, as must be the Egyptian Euphantus whose translation of an Egyptian prayer is quoted by Porphyry. [Porphyry, "Abst." iv. 10]

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