Bolos from Mendes
Bolos de Mendes was an ancient Greek writer. He came from Mendes in Egypt and lived in the 3rd century BC. Chr.
Bolos wrote writings on occult subjects. Magical ideas of the Orient mixed with Greek philosophy in his works. They belonged to the paradoxography , which dealt with abnormal phenomena. He wrote on astrology, alchemy , medicines, sympathy and antipathy, and agriculture. One of his works was a forgery under the name of Democritus and was later believed to be a real work of Democritus. He is also considered a pioneer of alchemy.
literature
- Jean Letrouit: Bolos de Mendès. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 2, CNRS Éditions, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-271-05195-9 , pp. 133-134
- Paul Kroh: Lexicon of ancient authors (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 366). Kröner, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-520-36601-0 , p. 111.
- Max Wellmann : Bolos 3 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 676 f.
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| SURNAME | Bolos from Mendes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |