# Cleanthes — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Cleanthes in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cleanthes

**First appearance:** 0001-tusculan-disputations

## Who they are

Second head of the Stoic school; known for his hymn to Zeus.

## Relationships

### [Dionysius of Heraclea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/dionysius_of_heraclaea)

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Cleanthes, a Stoic philosopher, was the teacher of Dionysius of Heraclea, who later abandoned Stoicism for hedonism.

## In the story

### [Book II: On Bearing Pain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/chapters/book-ii-on-bearing-pain)

Reproached Dionysius for his weakness, striking his foot and quoting a verse to invoke Zeno.

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