timaeus of locri
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Phaëton
In Greek mythology, Phaëton was the son of the sun-god Helios. When Phaeton ("the shining one") finally learned who his father was, he went east to meet him. He induced his father to allow him to drive the chariot of the sun across the heavens for one day...
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Socrates (philosopher)
A classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the play...
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Critias
Critias (c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian political figure and author. Born in Athens, Critias was the son of Callaeschrus and a first cousin of Platos mother Perictione. He became a leading and violent member of the Thirty Tyrants. He also ...
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Solon (of Athens)
Solon (c. 638 – c. 558 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in archaic Athens. His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often cr...
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Timaeus Of Locri
Timaeus of Locri is a character in two of Platos dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. In both, he appears as a philosopher of the Pythagorean school. If there ever existed a historical Timaeus of Locri, he would have lived in the fifth century BC, but hi...
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Hermocrates
Hermocrates (c. 5th century – 407 BC) was an ancient Syracusan general during the Athenians Sicilian Expedition in the midst of the Peloponnesian War. He is also remembered as a character in the Timaeus and Critias dialogues of Plato. more...