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Lycon Of Athens
Lycon may refer to: *Lycon, a son of King Hippocoon of Sparta in Greek mythology *Lycon, a prosecutor in the trial of Socrates mentioned in Plato's dialogue, the ''Apology'' * Lyco of Iasos (4th century BC) Pythagorean philosopher *Lyco of Troas (3rd century BC) Peripatetic philosopher *Asyut AsyutAlso spelled ''Assiout'' or ''Assiut''. ( ' ) is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , while the ancient city i ...
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Hippocoon
In Greek mythology, the name Hippocoön (; , ''Hippokóōn'') refers to several characters: *Hippocoon, in one account, father of Neleus, who is otherwise called son of Cretheus or Poseidon. * Hippocoon, a Spartan king, father of Enarephoros and brother of Tyndareus from whom Hippocoon seized the kingship, then exiled Tyndareus. *Hippocoon, the great-grandfather of Amphiaraus. The lineage is as follows: Zeuxippe, daughter of this Hippocoön, married Antiphates and gave birth to Oecles and Amphalces; Oecles, in his turn, married Hypermnestra, daughter of Thespius, and to them were born Iphianeira, Polyboea and Amphiaraus. *Hippocoon, a Thracian counsellor and a kinsman of Rhesus, who fought at Troy. Awakened by Apollo, he is the first to discover the damage caused by Odysseus and Diomedes in the Thracian camp. *Hippocoon, in the ''Aeneid'', son of Hyrtacus, one of the participants in the archery contest at Anchises's funeral games. His arrow misses, striking the mast ...
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Apology (Plato)
The ''Apology of Socrates'' (, ''Apología Sokrátous''; ), written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the Testimony#Law, speech of History of the legal profession#Ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantine Empire, legal self-defence which Socrates (469–399 BC) spoke at his Trial of Socrates, trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC. Specifically, the ''Apology of Socrates'' is a Defense (legal), defence against the charges of "corrupting the youth" and "Asebeia, not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other ''daemon (classical mythology), daimonia'' that are novel" to Classical Athens, Athens (24b). Among the primary sources about the trial and death of the philosopher Socrates, the ''Apology of Socrates'' is the dialogue that depicts the trial, and is one of four Socratic dialogues, along with ''Euthyphro'', ''Phaedo'', and ''Crito'', through which Plato details the final days of the philosopher Socrates. There are debates among scholars as to whether we sho ...
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Lyco Of Iasos
Lyco (or Lycon, , but also called Lycus; 4th century BCE) of Iasos, in Caria, was a Pythagorean philosopher. He wrote a polemical attack on Aristotle's lavish lifestyle, and so probably lived in the second half of the 4th century BCE. He wrote a work ''On the Pythagorean Life'', in which he emphasized, among other things, Pythagoras Pythagoras of Samos (;  BC) was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath, and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of P ...' "temperate way of life."Christoph Riedweg, (2005), ''Pythagoras: his life, teaching, and influence'', page 113. Cornell University Press Notes 4th-century BC Greek philosophers Pythagoreans {{AncientGreece-philosopher-stub ...
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Lyco Of Troas
Lyco of Troas (; , ''gen''.: ; c. 299 – c. 225 BC), son of Astyanax, was a Peripatetic philosopher and the disciple of Strato, whom he succeeded as the head of the Peripatetic school, c. 269 BC; he held that post for more than forty-four years. He is also said to have studied under Panthoides the dialectician. Life Lyco resided at Pergamon, under the patronage of Eumenes I and Attalus I, from whom Antiochus II Theos in vain sought to entice him. On several occasions, his counsel was of great service to the Athenians. He was celebrated for his eloquence. According to Diogenes Laertius, Antigonus of Carystus stated that the beauty of his sayings were bound to him, just as the beauty and sweetness of an apple are bound to it, without the possibility of being transferred to anything else.Diogenes Laërtius, The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book 5, Life of Lycon, 65. He was also a recognized educator of boys, a facet of his approach is demonstrated in his saying ...
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