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5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Proclus Lycius (/ˈprɒkləs laɪˈsiːəs/; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor (Ancient Greek: Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, Próklos ho Diádokhos)
Proclus
Topics referred to by the same term
Proclus was a 5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher. Proclus may also refer to: Proclus of Constantinople, 5th-century saint Eutychius Proclus, 2nd-century
Proclus_(disambiguation)
Archbishop of Constantinople from 434 to 446
contravention of canon law, so Proclus remained at Constantinople as titular bishop. Under Sissinius' patronage, Proclus became increasingly famous as
Proclus_of_Constantinople
Ancient Greek mathematician (fl. 300 BC)
"postulate" derives from the choice of Proclus to do so in his highly influential commentary on the Elements. Proclus also substituted the term "hypothesis"
Euclid
History of the Trojan War told in poems
"Proclus." This is known from evidence provided by the later scholar Photius, mentioned above. Photius provides sufficient information about Proclus'
Epic_Cycle
Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher
3rd century AD. It is probably this Proclus who is mentioned by Proclus Diadochus. Suda, Proklos π 2470 Proclus, in Timaeus, 166 This article incorporates
Proclus_Mallotes
accepted theory is that the commentary is instead by Proclus Diadochus. Proculeia gens "Proclus". Suda On Line Search. Translated by Allen, Ronald. 13
Proclus_of_Laodicea
Artist in the time of Augustus
Proclus or Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος) is the name of one of the eminent artists in mosaic who flourished in the Augustan Age. He was revered for his work
Proclus_(mosaicist)
Legendary war in Greek mythology
Neoptolemus, while Proclus, Chrestomathy 3, Little Iliad says Diomedes alone. Philoctetes was cured by a son of Asclepius, either Machaon, (Proclus, Chrestomathy
Trojan_War
Proclus, Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος), or Proculus is the name of a follower of Montanus in antiquity. He probably lived in the 2nd century AD. The sect called
Proclus_(Montanist)
Proclus or Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος) was surnamed Oneirocrites (Ὀνειροκρίτης, 'judge of dreams'), according to some authorities. He predicted the death
Proclus_Oneirocrites
Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96
Domitian (/dəˈmɪʃən, -iən/ də-MISH-ən, -ee-ən; Latin: Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was Roman emperor from 81 to 96. The son of Vespasian
Domitian
2nd-century Greek grammarian and writer
Eutychius Proclus (Ancient Greek: Εὐτύχιος Πρόκλος, Eutychios Proklos, or Tuticius Proculus in some sources) was a grammarian who flourished in the 2nd
Eutychius_Proclus
Sculpture by Michelangelo
The statue of Saint Proculus (or Saint Proclus; 1494–1495) was created by Michelangelo out of marble. Its height is 58.5 cm. It is situated in the Basilica
Saint_Proculus_(Michelangelo)
Personification of the upper sky in Greek mythology
p. 74 Dindorf], 66 [= Proclus, Commentary on Plato's Republic 2.138.8 Kroll], 70 [= Damascius, De principiis 55], 72 [= Proclus, Commentary on Plato's
Aether_(mythology)
Crater on the Moon
philosopher Proclus. It lies to the south of the prominent, terraced crater Macrobius, and west-northwest of the lava-flooded Yerkes. The rim of Proclus is distinctly
Proclus_(crater)
Proclus or Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος; 1st century AD), probably a native of Rhegium in Magna Graecia, was a physician among the Bruttii in Italy. He belonged
Proclus_of_Rhegium
Lost sequel to the Odyssey
known from surviving summaries by later authors, most notably Eutychius Proclus. The poem comprised two books of verse in dactylic hexameter. In Antiquity
Telegony
Scottish-born American philosopher and writer (1871–1940)
vision of a sage by the name of Proclus, giving lectures in a language unknown to Verch. When Guthrie told Verch about Proclus and his works, Mr. Verch begged
Kenneth_Sylvan_Guthrie
Platonic philosophical system
theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) had direct access to the works of Proclus, Simplicius of Cilicia, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, and he knew
Neoplatonism
Geometric axiom
are coplanar with the original line, then it also intersects the other. (Proclus' axiom) However, the alternatives which employ the word "parallel" cease
Parallel_postulate
Figure in Greek mythology
88–90; Proclus, in Plato's Republic 2.74.26–75.12 [= Orphic fr. 320 II Bernabé (I pp. 262–3) = fr. 140 Kern]. Chrysanthou, pp. 96–7; Proclus, in Plato's
Zagreus
Figure-eight-shaped curve
shape can be traced back to Proclus, a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 5th century AD. Proclus considered the cross-sections
Lemniscate
Geometric theorem about isosceles triangles
drawing auxiliary lines to these extensions. But, as Euclid's commentator Proclus points out, Euclid never uses the second conclusion and his proof can be
Pons_asinorum
5th century Neoplatonist philosopher
Secunda. He was a student of Proclus in Athens. His surviving works are an introduction to Euclid's Data; a Life of Proclus, and two astronomical texts
Marinus_of_Neapolis
Link between body and soul in Neoplatonism
(1963). Proclus: The Elements of Theology. A revised text with translation, introduction, and commentary (2nd ed.). Griffin, Michael (2012). "Proclus on Place
Okhema
English translator and Neoplatonist (1758–1835)
books of Proclus on the Parmenides of Plato (article) Biblical Criticism (article) The Fragments that remain of the Lost Writings of Proclus 1829 Corruption
Thomas_Taylor_(Neoplatonist)
Lost Greek epic
Chrestomathy attributed to an unknown Proclus (possibly to be identified with the 2nd-century AD grammarian Eutychius Proclus). Fewer than ten other references
Aethiopis
Magic used to invoke divine presence
of achieving henosis (uniting with the divine) and perfecting oneself. Proclus (c. 480): theurgy is "a power higher than all human wisdom embracing the
Theurgy
Philosophical system
Academy was re-established during this period; its most renowned head was Proclus (died 485), a celebrated commentator on Plato's writings. The academy persisted
Platonism
Daughters of Hephaestus and Aglaia in Greek myths
philosopher Proclus, the four daughters of Hephaestus and Aglaia: ... who render the corporeal-formed nature decorated with beauty. — Proclus; translation
Eucleia, Euthenia, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne
Eucleia,_Euthenia,_Eupheme,_and_Philophrosyne
Neoplatonic philosopher Proclus. This was first noticed by Thomas Aquinas, following William of Moerbeke's translation of Proclus' work into Latin.[citation
Liber_de_causis
5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Athens in 431/432 A.D. He is important as the teacher of Proclus, and, like Plutarch and Proclus, as a commentator on Plato and Aristotle. His best-known
Syrianus
Work by Proclus
by Aristotle, but was actually based upon Proclus' work. William of Moerbeke's Latin translations of Proclus' works were not widely read in the Middle
Elements_of_Theology
Greek philosopher (c. 470–399 BC)
students Origen Porphyry Iamblichus Julian Plutarch of Athens Syrianus Proclus Ammonius Hermiae Damascius Simplicius more... Second Sophistic Nicetes
Socrates
Fictional island in Plato's works
to be historical fact. His work, a commentary on Timaeus, is lost, but Proclus, a Neoplatonist of the fifth century AD, reports on it. The passage in
Atlantis
Lost ancient Greek epic
Chrestomatheia attributed to an unknown Proclus (possibly to be identified with the 2nd-century CE grammarian Eutychius Proclus). Numerous other references give
Little_Iliad
Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 626 – c. 545 BC)
Proclus, who lived a thousand years afterward but is believed to have had a copy of Eudemus's lost book History of Geometry (4th century BC). Proclus
Thales_of_Miletus
Philosopher
succession to Marinus, who followed Proclus. Isidore was born in Alexandria. In Athens, he studied under Proclus, and learned the doctrine of Aristotle
Isidore_of_Alexandria
Work by Thomas Aquinas (c.1272)
expressed by Proclus than by the work's author, what has been attributed either to the low-quality translation of the Liber used or simply to Proclus' philosophical
Commentary on the Book of Causes (Aquinas)
Commentary_on_the_Book_of_Causes_(Aquinas)
Philosopher and mystic
Plato and Aristotle under her father. According to Marinus' Life of Proclus, Proclus, who would later go on to be the head of the Athenian academy, studied
Asclepigenia
Roman statesman
from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "PROCLUS (Πρόκλος), historical.". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Proculus (prefect of Constantinople)
Proculus_(prefect_of_Constantinople)
Chaldean Herkate, a goddess described in the Chaldean Oracles
analysis of Proclus’ Cratylus commentary and Platonic Theology, van den Berg clearly shows that for the Chaldean Oracles and for Proclus, Chaldean Hekate
Chaldean_Hekate
4th-century BC Greek mathematician
his History of Geometry, where scholars presume Proclus received the source of this summary. Proclus. A Commentary on the First Book of Euclid’s Elements
Theudius
Mythological Greek character
fourth century BC, but is otherwise unknown. He is mentioned a few times by Proclus in his Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements. Antoninus Liberalis
Amphinomus
Proclus or Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος) was a teacher of rhetoric and a native of Naucratis in Hellenistic Egypt. He lived in the 2nd century AD. He was a
Proclus_of_Naucratis
philologist, and expert on Neoplatonism, and in particular the works of Proclus. He is also notable for his translation of the works attributed to Hermes
André-Jean_Festugière
Builders of the physical realm that serve the demiurge
names given by the Platonist Harpocration to the "Second God" of Numenius (Proclus in Tim. 93 C). For all the series of the ruling Gods (θεοὶ ἄρχοντες), are
Archon_(Gnosticism)
Way of describing the divine by explaining what God is not
speculations about the nature of the One, culminating in the works of Proclus. Carabine writes that there are two major points in the development of
Apophatic_theology
Greek bishop and saint
dependence on the language and thought of the fifth-century philosopher Proclus, first demonstrated in articles by Hugo Koch and Joseph Stiglmayr at the
Dionysius_the_Areopagite
Greek philosopher
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Plato
Set of ancient Greek and Hellenistic religious beliefs
philosophers took the Orphic origin of Pythagorean teachings at face value. Proclus wrote: all that Orpheus transmitted through secret discourses connected
Orphism
Educative center founded by Plato
which Proclus eventually inherited from Plutarch and Syrianus. The heads of the Neoplatonic Academy were Plutarch of Athens, Syrianus, Proclus, Marinus
Platonic_Academy
Chrestomathy ascribed (probably wrongly) to Proclus the Neo-Platonist of the 5th century AD. Although Proclus' work is also mostly lost, an excerpt describing
Arctinus_of_Miletus
Grace in Greek mythology
needed] According to the fifth-century AD Greek Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus, by Hephaestus, Aglaea became the mother of Eucleia, Euthenia, Eupheme
Aglaia_(Grace)
Apostle of Jesus
burial in Saint Peter's tomb nearby. Caius in his Disputation Against Proclus (AD 198), preserved in part by Eusebius, relates this of the places in
Saint_Peter
Spiritual and philosophical texts used by Neoplatonist philosophers
Theurgist in the 2nd century CE. Later Neoplatonists, such as Iamblichus and Proclus, rated them highly. The 4th-century emperor Julian (not to be confused
Chaldean_Oracles
Greek mythological hero
168–197. Pseudo-Apollodorus. "Bibliotheca, Epitome 3.20". theoi.com. "Proclus' Summary of the Cypria". Stoa.org. Archived from the original on 9 October
Achilles
Aristotle; Two expositions of works by Boethius; Two expositions of works by Proclus Lesser tractates and disputations Five polemical works; Five expert opinions
List of works by Thomas Aquinas
List_of_works_by_Thomas_Aquinas
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, who was influenced by later Neoplatonists such as Proclus and Damascius, became a critical work on which Greek church fathers based
Neoplatonism_and_Christianity
Literary device
Philo's allegorical commentaries on the Bible, was amazingly natural for Proclus, whose writings and commentaries represent the last phases of late antique
Allegory
Greek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Proclus; Morrow, Glenn R.; Dillon, John M. (1992) [1987]. Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Parmenides. Princeton
Zeno_of_Elea
Ancient Greek poet
Chisholm 1911. Proclus. Chrestomathy, ii. Spelman, Henry (2016), "Sappho 44: Trojan Myth and Literary History", Mnemosyne: 7 Proclus. Chrestomathy, ii
Lesches
Book by Marsilio Ficino
work was also meant to compete with the ancient Platonic Theology of Proclus. Proclus was widely available to Western scholars via the thirteenth-century
Platonic_Theology_(Ficino)
Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic (c. 245 – c. 325)
successors (especially Proclus), his five extant books and sections of his work on Pythagoreanism. In addition to these, Proclus attributed to him the
Iamblichus
Ancient highway reorganized and rebuilt in the Achaemenid Empire
"ABOUT that motto". Postal Facts - U.S. Postal Service. July 2025. Proclus, p. 57 Proclus (1873). "Prologus II. G.19/20 B.∥39". Commentary on Euclid's Elements
Royal_Road
Liberal arts of arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy
quadrivium was not used until Boethius, early in the sixth century. As Proclus wrote: The Pythagoreans considered all mathematical science to be divided
Quadrivium
Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c.580–662)
commentators on Aristotle and Plato, like Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. When one of his friends began espousing the Christological position known
Maximus_the_Confessor
Medieval Christian hierarchy of living beings
derived from Plato, Aristotle (in his Historia Animalium), Plotinus and Proclus. Further developed during the Middle Ages, it reached full expression in
Great_chain_of_being
5th-century BCE Greek mathematician and astronomer
also named Oenopides contributed this methodology, and Proclus failed to see the distinction. Proclus relates that Oenopides was the first to investigate
Oenopides
Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
Mind, specifically within Plotinus's Enneads and the Platonic Theology of Proclus. Zeus is mentioned in the Christian New Testament twice—first in the book
Zeus
Ethiopian king in Greek mythology
Pindar and the Cult of Heroes. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-161516-0. "Proclus, Proclus' Summary of the Aithiopis, attributed to Arctinus of Miletus". 2011-06-07
Memnon
Theosophic-theurgic tractate attributed to Iamblichus
consists mainly of Iamblichus' responses to the criticisms of his teacher. Proclus, writing 100 years after Iamblichus, seems to have ascribed to him the
On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
On_the_Mysteries_of_the_Egyptians,_Chaldeans,_and_Assyrians
Lost ancient Greek epic
Chrestomathy written by an unknown Proclus (possibly to be identified with the 2nd century CE grammarian Eutychius Proclus). A few other references give indications
Iliupersis
Unspecified value mentioned by Plato
authors who mention or discourse about includes the names of Aristotle, Proclus for antiquity; Ficino and Cardano during the Renaissance; Zeller, Friedrich
Plato's_number
Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean, 5th BC to 6th AD
Zenodotus, who may be associated with a "school of Oenopides" mentioned by Proclus. Although many stories of the early Pythagoreans are likely apocryphal
Ancient_Greek_mathematics
6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Alexandria, as Agapius of Athens and Severianus of Damascus, students of Proclus' Neoplatonic school in Athens, also studied in Neoplatonic schools in Alexandria
Damascius
Neoplatonist philosopher
Academy in Athens. Hegias studied under Proclus at the school in Athens, when Proclus was an old man c. 480. Proclus showed him great favour, and considered
Hegias
Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449
Xanthopoulos, was reputed to lead a saintly life, when he was chosen to succeed Proclus of Constantinople as Archbishop of Constantinople. During his consecration
Flavian_of_Constantinople
5th-century work on angelology
People Plotinus (students) Porphyry Iamblichus Julian the Apostate Syrianus Proclus Ammonius Hermiae Damascius Simplicius of Cilicia Olympiodorus the Younger
De_Coelesti_Hierarchia
Ancient philosophy
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Stoicism
Minor goddess in Greek mythology, personification of deceit
the goddess of truth.[citation needed] Neoplatonic philosophers such as Proclus and Plotinus discuss Eros and Aphrodite in the sense that deception (Apate)
Apate
Roman goddess of hunting and the wild
harmonizing it. Within this system, Proclus considered Diana to be one of the primary animating, or life-giving, deities. Proclus, citing Orphic tradition, concludes
Diana_(mythology)
C. 7th century BCE epic poem
Chrestomathy attributed to an unknown "Proclus" (possibly to be identified with the 2nd-century AD grammarian Eutychius Proclus, or else with an otherwise unknown
Cypria
Topics referred to by the same term
Hebdomad, a term used by Neoplatonist philosophers such as Iamblichus and Proclus in reference to the intellect The Hebdomad, the seven world-creating archons
Hebdomad
Concept in metaphysics
flourishing in the 3rd century CE through philosophers like Plotinus and Proclus, proposed a hierarchical structure of existence with the World Soul acting
Anima_mundi
6th-century BCE Greek mythographer and proto-philosopher
function, as a personification of masculine sexual creativity. According to Proclus, "Pherecydes used to say that Zeus changed into Eros when about to create
Pherecydes_of_Syros
Reading Proclus and the Book of Causes Volume 1: Western Scholarly Networks and Debates. Leiden: Brill. p. 399. King, Evan (2019). Reading Proclus and the
Berthold_of_Moosburg
Topics referred to by the same term
within Platonism. The work Theologia Platonica by the ancient philosopher Proclus. The work Platonic Theology (Ficino) (Latin: Theologia Platonica; subtitle:
Platonic_theology
3rd-century Christian author
Against Proclus," we are indebted to Eusebius, who included them in his Ecclesiastical History. In one of these fragments, Caius tells Proclus, "And I
Caius_(presbyter)
Species of butterfly
Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and Northern Cape) Lepidochrysops plebeja proclus (Hulstaert, 1924) Lepidochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some
Lepidochrysops_plebeja
Christian apophatic theologian
upon Proclus. Both showed that Dionysius had used, in his treatise on evil in Chapter 4 of The Divine Names, the De malorum subsistentia of Proclus. Dionysius'
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius_the_Areopagite
Semi-legendary early Greek poet
Achaeans on the coast of Asia Minor, and the first engagement before Troy. Proclus, in his Chrestomathia, gave an outline of the poem (preserved in Photius
Stasinus
Collection of 87 ancient Greek hymns
Homeric Hymns, the Orphic Argonautica, and the Hymns of Callimachus and Proclus. The earliest known codex containing the Orphic Hymns to arrive in Western
Orphic_Hymns
Ancient Greek goddess of justice
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Dike_(mythology)
Topics referred to by the same term
Lycius (horse) Lycius (mythology) Lycius (sculptor) Lycius (son of Clinis) Proclus Lycius This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Lycius
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
students Origen Porphyry Iamblichus Julian Plutarch of Athens Syrianus Proclus Ammonius Hermiae Damascius Simplicius more... Second Sophistic Nicetes
Democritus
Play by William Phillips
Lacy Ryan as Justinian I, Richard Diggs as Vitiges, Thomas Walker as Proclus, James Quin as Hermogenes, John Egleton as Macro, Anne Brett as Almira
Belisarius_(play)
Process of extracting the underlying essence of a mathematical concept
the earliest extant documentation of the axioms of plane geometry—though Proclus tells of an earlier axiomatisation by Hippocrates of Chios. In the 17th
Abstraction_(mathematics)
Angel in Abrahamic religions
"mighty one". This would translate the archangel's name as "man of God". Proclus of Constantinople, in his Homily 1, stated that the meaning of Gabriel's
Gabriel
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Male
Celtic
, war commander; also chief, and ruler.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
To Embrace
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Honey, found chiefly in Scotland.
Girl/Female
Indian
A Flower
Female
Spanish
Feminine form of Spanish Juan, JUANA means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kinchana | கீநà¯à®šà®¨à®¾
Girl/Female
British, English, French, Latin
Rose; Flower Name
Male
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word tryggr, TRYGGR means "trustworthy."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
An Indian Saint
Boy/Male
Tamil
Giver of Joy
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