Theomedon
Theomedon (Greek: Θεομέδων) was a very wealthy Ancient Greek physician. Today he is famous for his many collaborations with Eudoxus of Cnidus with whom shared several journeys and scientific endeavours.[1]
Life
He flourished in about the middle of the third century B.C.[2]
Career
He was a companion of Eudoxus of Cnidus and he accompanied him on several journeys and collaborated with him on several works.[2][3]
It has claimed by some historians that it was Theomedon who paid for the expenses of Eudoxus of Cnidus to go to Athens for studies at Plato's Academy, which was founded in 387 BC.[4]
See also
- Ancient Greek literature
- Sapphic stanza
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 7 – papyrus preserving Sappho fr. 5
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1231 – papyrus preserving Sappho fr. 15–30
References
- ^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Theo'medon". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ a b "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers | Project Gutenberg". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Diogenes Laertius, Lives Of The Philosophers, 8.86-8.87". tiresias.haifa.ac.il. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Eudoxus of Cnidus". Ancient Greece. Retrieved 19 January 2025.