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Demetrius the Cynic
Demetrius
also: Demetrius Cynicus
Cynic philosopher of the first century AD and a friend of Seneca, repeatedly praised by him as a model of poverty and plain speaking; poorer than other Cynics in that, having forbidden himself to own, he forbade himself even to ask.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §7.1.3 Demetrius the Cynic
Cynic philosopher and friend of Seneca, active at Rome under Caligula and Nero; Seneca's living model of the sage who needs few precepts well used.
- On Providence §3.3 Demetrius
Demetrius the Cynic, a philosopher Seneca knew personally and admired; quoted here and again at 5.5 for his contempt of fortune and readiness to surrender everything.
- On the Happy Life §18.3 Demetrius the Cynic
A Cynic philosopher and friend of Seneca, repeatedly praised by him as a model of voluntary poverty; poorer than other Cynics in forbidding himself even to ask for what he had renounced owning.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §2.20.9 our Demetrius
Demetrius the Cynic (1st century AD), a teacher and friend whom Seneca admired above all his contemporaries for living his doctrine in voluntary poverty; Seneca cites him often as a 'witness' rather than a mere teacher of the truth.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §7.67.14 Demetrius
Demetrius the Cynic, a philosopher Seneca admired and quotes often; his image of an untested, sheltered life as a 'dead sea' (mare mortuum) recurs in Seneca as a warning against unexercised virtue.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §14.91.19 Demetrius
Demetrius the Cynic, a contemporary philosopher Seneca admired, famed for his blunt contempt of fortune and reputation.
- Natural Questions §4.pr.7 Demetrius
Demetrius the Cynic, Seneca's friend and moral exemplar, here mocking the easy road to riches by flattery.