Diogenes (disambiguation)

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Diogenes (412–323 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

Diogenes may also refer to:

People

  • Diogenes of Apollonia or Diogenes Apolloniates (c. 460 BCE), philosopher
  • Diogenes of Athens (tragedian) (late 5th century or early 4th century BCE), writer of tragedies
  • Diogenes Euergetes (died 229 BCE), Macedonian garrison commander in Athens
  • Diogenes of Babylon or "Diogenes the Stoic" (c. 230 – c. 150 BCE ), Stoic philosopher from Seleucia, frequently confused with the following
  • Diogenes of Seleucia (died 146 BCE ), Epicurean philosopher and adviser to King Alexander of Syria
  • Antonius Diogenes (2nd century CE), Greek romance writer, most notable for his work The Wonders of Thule
  • Diogenes of Cappadocia (2nd century BCE),
  • Diogenes of Tarsus (2nd century BCE), Epicurean philosopher
  • Diogenes of Judea (fl. c. 100–76 BCE), general and advisor of Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus
  • Diogenes of Athens (sculptor) (late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE), sculptor who worked in Augustan Rome
  • Diogenes (explorer) (1st century CE), Greek merchant and explorer of Mountains of the Moon (Africa)
  • Diogenes of Byzantium (114–129 CE), bishop of Byzantium
  • Diogenes of Oenoanda (2nd century CE), Epicurean
  • Diogenes Laërtius (between 200 and 500 CE), historian and philologist
  • Diogenes of Edessa (d. 411/412), Bishop of Edessa
  • Constantine Diogenes (died 1032), Byzantine general
  • Romanos IV Diogenes (died 1072), Byzantine emperor 1068–1071, son of Constantine Diogenes
  • Constantine Diogenes (son of Romanos IV) (died 1073)
  • Nikephoros Diogenes (11th century), Byzantine general, son of Romanos IV
  • "Diogenes" is also sometimes confused with the name of Digenes Akritas, the hero of a famous Byzantine epic.
  • Diogenes, a pen-name used by Sir Max Beerbohm
  • Diógenes (footballer, born 1937), Diogenes José da Silva, Brazilian defender
  • Diógenes (footballer, born 2001), Diógenes Vinicius da Silva, Brazilian goalkeeper

Biology and medicine

  • Diogenes (crustacean) is a genus of hermit crabs
  • Diogenes syndrome, a misnomer for a mental disorder

Modern literature

  • Diogenes (British magazine), a British satirical magazine published from 1853 to 1855
  • Diogenes (journal) journal from the International Council of Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
  • Diogenes Verlag, a Swiss publishing house
  • Diogenes Club, named after Diogenes of Sinope, co-founded by Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft
  • Diogenes, an interstellar scout ship in Poul Anderson's The Entity
  • Diogenes Small, a character created by Colin Dexter in the Inspector Morse series of books
  • Diogenes Pendergast, a character from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series of books
  • Diogenes Teufelsdröckh, the fictional philosopher of Clothes Philosophy described in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus

Other uses

See also

  • Diogenes of Athens (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Diogenes
  • All pages with titles containing Diogenes


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