Apollonius Cronus (; fl. 4th century BCE) from Cyrene was a philosopher of the

Megarian school The Megarian school of philosophy, which flourished in the 4th century BC, was founded by Euclides of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates. Its ethical teachings were derived from Socrates, recognizing a single good, which was apparently combine ...

. Very little is known about him. He was the pupil of

Eubulides Eubulides (; fl. 4th century BCE) of Miletus was a philosopher of the Megarian school who is famous for his paradoxes. Life According to Diogenes Laërtius, Eubulides was a pupil of Euclid of Megara, the founder of the Megarian school. He was a ...

, and was the teacher of

Diodorus Cronus Diodorus Cronus (; died c. 284 BC) was a Greek philosopher and dialectician connected to the Megarian school. He was most notable for logic innovations, including his master argument formulated in response to Aristotle's discussion of future ...

, as

Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-si ...

relates:

Apollonius Cronus, was from Cyrene, ... being the teacher of Diodorus the Dialectician, who also was given the appellation "Cronus," certain persons having transferred the epithet of the teacher to the pupil.Strabo, xvii. 3. 22

The epithet "Cronus" roughly translates as " old fogey".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Apollonius Cronus 4th-century BC Greek philosophers Cyrenean Greeks Megarian philosophers Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown