Scythinus of Teos

Scythinus of Teos (Ancient Greek: Σκυθίνος; fl. 5th or 4th century BCE)[1][2] was an iambic poet from Teos who turned the work of the philosopher Heraclitus into verse.[3] A considerable fragment, apparently from this work, is preserved by Stobaeus.[4] Two of his epigrams are also preserved in the Greek Anthology.[5]

Plutarch also quotes from him twice some verses respecting the lyre,[6] and Athenaeus quotes from him once.[7] Scythinus is also mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium.[8]

  1. ^ West 1974.
  2. ^ Sironi 2019.
  3. ^  Laërtius, Diogenes. "Others: Heraclitus" . Lives of the Eminent Philosophers. Vol. 2:9. Translated by Hicks, Robert Drew (Two volume ed.). Loeb Classical Library. § 16.
  4. ^ Eclog. Phys. 1.9.43, p. 264
  5. ^ Anth. Pal. XII.22, XII.232
  6. ^ Moralia pp. 402, 705
  7. ^ Deipnosophistae Book XI p. 461
  8. ^ Ethnica, Τές

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