Diogenes Laërtius · fl. 3rd century CE
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.166 — Diogenes Laërtius on Herillus
Translation by R. D. Hicks (1925)
Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.166
Reported speech · Diogenes Laërtius on Herillus
He is said to have had many admirers when a boy; and as Zeno wished to drive them away, he compelled Herillus to have his head shaved, which disgusted them. His books are the following: Of Training. Of the Passions. Concerning Opinion or Belief. The Legislator. The Obstetrician. The Challenger. The Teacher. The Reviser. The Controller. Hermes. Medea. Dialogues. Ethical Themes.
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Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.166 (on Herillus), tr. R. D. Hicks (1925)
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AI-written notesA story that Zeno had Herillus shave his head to repel the admirers he attracted as a boy, followed by a list of Herillus's book titles.
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