person
Metrodorus of Lampsacus
Metrodorus
also: Metrodorus
Epicurus's foremost disciple and friend (c. 331--278 BC); the two were obscure in their lifetimes but, as Epicurus foretold, won lasting fame.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §9.79.15 surviving his friend Metrodorus
Metrodorus of Lampsacus, Epicurus's chief disciple and intimate friend; both lived in obscurity, but Epicurus rightly foretold their lasting fame --- Seneca's proof that virtue's glory may come late.