Eryximachus, the Glossary
Eryximachus, son of Acumenus (Greek: Ἐρυξίμαχος ἈκουμένουEruxímachos Akouménou; c. 448 – late 5th century or early 4th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian physician who is best remembered for his prominent role in Plato's Symposium.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Ancient Greek, Andocides, Classical Athens, Critias, Debra Nails, Eleusinian Mysteries, Eros, List of speakers in Plato's dialogues, Peloponnesian War, Phaedrus (Athenian), Phaedrus (dialogue), Physician, Plato, Protagoras, Sicilian Expedition, Socrates, Symposium (Plato), Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff.
- 5th-century BC Greek physicians
- Ancient Greeks accused of sacrilege
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.
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Andocides
Andocides (Ἀνδοκίδης, Andokides) was a logographer (speech writer) in Ancient Greece. Eryximachus and Andocides are 5th-century BC Athenians and ancient Greeks accused of sacrilege.
Classical Athens
The city of Athens (Ἀθῆναι, Athênai a.tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα, Athina) during the classical period of ancient Greece (480–323 BC) was the major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.
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Critias
Critias (Κριτίας, Kritias; – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. Eryximachus and Critias are 5th-century BC Athenians.
Debra Nails
Debra Nails (born November 15, 1950) is an American philosophy professor who taught at Michigan State University.
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Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries (Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
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Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros (Ἔρως|lit.
List of speakers in Plato's dialogues
The following is a list of the speakers found in the dialogues traditionally ascribed to Plato, including extensively quoted, indirect and conjured speakers.
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War (translit) (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world.
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Phaedrus (Athenian)
Phaedrus, son of Pythocles, of the Myrrhinus deme (Greek: Φαῖδρος Πυθοκλέους Μυῤῥινούσιος, Phaĩdros Puthokléous Murrhinoúsios; c. Eryximachus and Phaedrus (Athenian) are 5th-century BC Athenians and ancient Greeks accused of sacrilege.
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Phaedrus (dialogue)
The Phaedrus (Phaidros), written by Plato, is a dialogue between Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues.
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Physician
A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
Plato
Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς; – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms.
Protagoras
Protagoras (Πρωταγόρας)Guthrie, p. 262–263.
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Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was an Athenian military expedition to Sicily, which took place from 415–413 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens on one side and Sparta, Syracuse and Corinth on the other.
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Socrates
Socrates (– 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. Eryximachus and Socrates are 5th-century BC Athenians and ancient Greeks accused of sacrilege.
Symposium (Plato)
The Symposium (sympósi̯on|translit.
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Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Enno Friedrich Wichard Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (22 December 1848 – 25 September 1931) was a German classical philologist.
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See also
5th-century BC Greek physicians
- Acron
- Acumenus
- Aegimus
- Alcmaeon of Croton
- Antigenes
- Apollonides of Cos
- Archidamus (physician)
- Ctesias
- Eryximachus
- Euryphon
- Heraclides (physician)
- Herodicus
- Hippocrates
- Hippocrates (physicians)
- Metrodorus of Cos
- Pausanias of Sicily
- Thessalus (physician)
Ancient Greeks accused of sacrilege
- Aeschylus
- Alcibiades
- Alcmaeon, son of Megacles
- Anaxagoras
- Andocides
- Axiochus
- Eryximachus
- Megacles
- Orestes
- Phaedrus (Athenian)
- Socrates