Hermias (philosopher)

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Hermias (

Neoplatonist philosopher who was born in Alexandria c. 410 AD. He went to Athens and studied philosophy under Syrianus. He married Aedesia, who was a relative of Syrianus, and who had originally been betrothed to Proclus, but Proclus broke the engagement off after receiving a divine warning. Hermias brought Syrianus' teachings back to Alexandria, where he lectured in the school of Horapollo, receiving an income from the state. He died c. 450 AD[citation needed] (but before 470 AD),[1] at a time when his children, Ammonius and Heliodorus
, were still small. Aedesia, however, continued to receive an income from the state, in order to raise the children, enabling them to become philosophers.

A Commentary on the Phaedrus written by Hermias survives.[2] It consists of notes based on the lectures conducted by Syrianus concerning Plato's Phaedrus.

References

  1. ISBN 90-04-10972-2
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  2. ^ Chisholm 1911.
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