Hermagoras of Amphipolis

Hermagoras of Amphipolis

Hermagoras of Amphipolis (Greek: Ἑρμαγόρας ὁ Ἀμφιπολίτης) (3rd century BC) was a Stoic philosopher, student of Cypriot Persaeus, in the court of Antigonus II Gonatas. He wrote dialogues among them a "Misokyōn" (Μισοκύων, Dog-hater, Cynic-hater); one volume "On Misfortunes"; Έκχυτος "Ekchytos" (about egg-divining); "On Sophistry" addressed to the Academics. All of them lost.

References

* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1516.html Ancient Library]
* [http://www.stoa.org/sol-bin/search.pl?db=REAL&search_method=QUERY&login=guest&enlogin=guest&user_list=LIST&page_num=1&searchstr=Hermagoras&field=any&num_per_page=100 Suidas Lexicon]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=ybYGAPqkyh8C&pg=RA1-PA413&dq=Hermagoras+of+Amphipolis+dog&sig=wuPT0m80GJOdwdeFlt5hRyK-48g The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy]


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