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The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers · Character

Hermippus of Smyrna

Greek biographer and historian of philosophy.

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First appearance: book iii

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Mentioned as a source for Lycon's neatness in dress.
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Hermippus of Smyrna first appears in 0033 book iii.

In Lycon: Mentioned as a source for Lycon's neatness in dress.

Later, in Heraclides: Source for the alternative account of Heraclides' death involving bribery of the Pythian oracle.

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  • Pre-Socratic and Eleatic Thinkers

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