Phainias of Eresus

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Phainias of Eresus was an ancient Greek philosopher and student of Aristotle . He lived in the 4th century BC. The name Phainias is attested in inscriptions in his homeland and is considered authentic. In addition, the form Phanias occurs.

He came from Eresos , a city on the Aegean island of Lesbos , and was known through several historical writings. After Diogenes Laertios , he also wrote a work on the Socratics .

Plutarch quotes him several times in his biographies, including in the Viten Solons and Themistocles .

Text editions and translations

  • Johannes Engels (Ed.): Phaenias of Eresus: The Sources, Text and Translation. In: Oliver Hellmann, David Mirhady (eds.): Phaenias of Eresus. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick / London 2015, ISBN 978-1-4128-6247-9 , pp. 1–99 (critical edition with English translation)

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