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Timaeus (or Timaios) is a Greek name. It may refer to: Timaeus (dialogue), a Socratic dialogue by Plato Timaeus of Locri, 5th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher
Timaeus
Dialogue by Plato
speeches by Timaeus and Critias. It is perhaps most noteworthy for its argument for the existence of a "craftsman" (Demiurge, Gk. demiourgos) by Timaeus. The
Timaeus_(dialogue)
Greek historian (died c. 260 BC)
Pearson, Timaeus "maintained his position as the standard authority on the history of the Greek West for nearly five centuries." Timaeus was born c
Timaeus_(historian)
Former German chocolate company
Jordan & Timaeus was a Saxon chocolate company established in 1823 by Gottfried Jordan and August Friedrich Timaeus, based in Dresden, Germany. Gottfried
Jordan_&_Timaeus
Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 428-347 BC)
except the Laws features Socrates, although many dialogues, including the Timaeus and Statesman, feature him speaking only rarely. Leo Strauss notes that
Plato
Ancient Greek philosopher
Timaeus the Sophist (Ancient Greek: Τίμαιος ὁ Σοφιστής) was a Greek philosopher who lived sometime between the 1st and 4th centuries. Nothing is known
Timaeus_the_Sophist
Fictional island in Plato's works
lit. 'island of Atlas') is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations. By describing
Atlantis
4th-century philosopher
Plato's Timaeus. Calcidius. Cambridge, Mass. - London: Harvard University Press. pp. viii–xi, xvi. Hoenig, Christina (2018). Plato's Timaeus and the Latin
Calcidius
Character in Plato's dialogues; purported ancient Greek philosopher
Timaeus of Locri (pronunciation in modern English /taɪˈmiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Τίμαιος ὁ Λοκρός, romanized: Tímaios ho Lokrós; Latin: Timaeus Locrus) is
Timaeus_of_Locri
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
rather than malice. Plato, as the speaker Timaeus, refers to the Demiurge frequently in the Socratic dialogue Timaeus (28a ff.), c. 360 BC. The main character
Demiurge
Dialog by Plato
occasionally combine both Timaeus and Critias as Timaeus-Critias. Timaeus Unlike the other speakers of the Critias, it is unclear whether Timaeus is a historical
Critias_(dialogue)
Crater on the Moon
Bond. On the lunar geologic timescale, Timaeus is a crater of Upper (Late) Imbrian age. The rim of Timaeus is somewhat pentagonal in shape, with rounded
Timaeus_(crater)
5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
publisher (link) Commentary on Plato's "Timaeus" Taylor, Thomas (1820). The Commentaries of Proclus on the Timaeus of Plato in Five Books; containing a treasury
Proclus
Trading card game
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is a collectible card game developed and published by Konami, based on the manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! created by Kazuki Takahashi
Yu-Gi-Oh!_Trading_Card_Game
Mythical eponym of Italy
derives the name "Italia" from a word for calf, an etymology also given by Timaeus, Varro, and Festus. "Telegonus". Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference
Italus
Societal collapse in the Late Bronze Age
memories of the Bronze Age collapse influenced Plato's story of Atlantis in Timaeus and the Critias. Only a few powerful states survived the Bronze Age collapse
Late_Bronze_Age_collapse
Philosophical theory attributed to Plato
in anything else, but itself by itself with itself" (211b). And in the Timaeus, Plato writes: "Since these things are so, we must agree that which keeps
Theory_of_forms
Deity in Greek mythology
derived from "Sea of Atlas." The name of Atlantis mentioned in Plato's Timaeus dialogue derives from "Atlantis nesos" (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος)
Atlas_(mythology)
Legendary war in Greek mythology
Ephorus gives 1135 BC, Sosibius 1172 BC, Eratosthenes 1184 BC/1183 BC, Timaeus 1193 BC, the Parian marble 1209 BC/1208 BC, Dicaearchus 1212 BC, Herodotus
Trojan_War
Ancient Greek god of the earth-encircling river, Oceanos
than that, for Homer, Oceanus was the father of the Titans. Plato, in his Timaeus, provides a genealogy (probably Orphic) which perhaps reflected an attempt
Oceanus
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Atlantis is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias. Atlantis may also refer to: Atlantis (anthology), an anthology
Atlantis_(disambiguation)
Concept in metaphysics
ecology Unus mundus Plato (1925), Timaeus 30b–d. Plato (1925), Timaeus 30a. Plato (1925), Timaeus 29a. Plato (1925), Timaeus 34c–36e; Guthrie (1986); Gregory
Anima_mundi
Personification of the sky in Greek mythology
and Gaia, as in Hesiod) were the parents of the Titans. Plato, in his Timaeus, provides a genealogy (probably Orphic) which perhaps reflected an attempt
Uranus_(mythology)
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
145; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 06.1021.144. Plato (1925) [c. 360 BC]. Timaeus. Translated by Lamb, W.R.M. Cambridge, MA; London, UK: Harvard University
Cronus
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
Retrieved February 16, 2026. "I wonder that Priestley has overlooked this (Timaeus's philosophy of Matter, Moving Power, and directing Intelligence) because
John_Adams
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
15, ln. 187. Plato (1971). Timaeus and Critias. London, England: Penguin Books Ltd. pp. 167. ISBN 9780140442618. Timaeus 24e–25a, R. G. Bury translation
Poseidon
British army officer (1888–1947)
Major-General Austin Timaeus Miller, CB, MC & Bar (28 July 1888 – 16 May 1947) was a British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. Miller
Austin Miller (British Army officer)
Austin_Miller_(British_Army_officer)
2003 film
Thomas Hart Kevin Hopps Tad Stones Marty Isenberg Henry Gilroy Based on Timaeus by Plato Produced by Tad Stones Starring James Arnold Taylor Cree Summer
Atlantis:_Milo's_Return
Timaeus, ND, De divinatione, De fato. Leipzig. (Online publication of the 1908 text, 2011). 1975. Giomini, R. (ed.) De Divinatione, De Fato, Timaeus.
Writings_of_Cicero
Ancient Greek god of the sea
Nereus, Thaumus, Ceto, and Eurybia. In a genealogy from Plato's dialogue Timaeus, Phorcys, Cronus and Rhea are the eldest offspring of Oceanus and Tethys
Phorcys
6th century BC Egyptian priest
status as a historical figure is a matter of debate. The Platonic dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written around 360 BC, recount (through the voice of Critias)
Sonchis_of_Sais
5th-century Greek Neoplatonic philosopher
on the De Caelo and the De Interpretatione of Aristotle and on Plato's Timaeus. He was a native of Alexandria, Egypt and the son of Philoxenus. We know
Syrianus
Danish-Norwegian philosopher
Timaeus, Plato's Natural Philosophy. The Powers of Aristotle's Soul, Oxford University Press, 2012 Plato's Natural Philosophy: A Study of the Timaeus-Critias
Thomas_Kjeller_Johansen
attributed to Timaeus of Locri that purports to be the "original" version of the Timaeus, Plutarch's On the Creation of the Soul in the Timaeus, and commentaries
List of manuscripts of Plato's dialogues
List_of_manuscripts_of_Plato's_dialogues
Ancient Greek concept
among neoplatonists due to its similarity to views expressed in Plato's Timaeus, is that the "aeon" does not refer to a time, finite or infinite, but instead
Aeon
Hypothetical dialogue
former dialogues – Timaeus, Critias, Hermocrates, and Socrates – and the unnamed companion mentioned at the beginning of the Timaeus might have unveiled
Hermocrates_(dialogue)
Pre-Olympian gods in Greek mythology
Hypnos describes Oceanus as "from whom they all are sprung". Plato, in his Timaeus, provides a genealogy (probably Orphic) which perhaps reflected an attempt
Titans
Philosophical theory
reward-and-punishment phase of the afterlife between reincarnations. Only in the Timaeus and Laws does the reward-and-punishment phase disappear; in these two texts
Plato's_theory_of_soul
Ancient Greek moral anecdote
era. The anecdote apparently figured in the lost history of Sicily by Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 356 – c. 260 BC). The Roman orator Cicero (c. 106 –
Sword_of_Damocles
Monogram for Jesus Christ
interpreted in terms of "the mystery of the pre-existent Christ". In Plato's Timaeus, it is explained that the two bands which form the "world soul" (anima
Christogram
Island home of Calypso in Homer's Odyssey
Plutarch's account on "the great continent" and Plato's location of Atlantis in Timaeus 24E – 25A. Kepler in his Kepleri Astronomi Opera Omnia estimated that “the
Ogygia
Ruler of Tauromenium
in the middle of the 4th century BCE, and the father of the historian Timaeus. Tauromenium (Ταυρομένιον) had been founded ca. 396 BC by the Carthaginian
Andromachus (ruler of Tauromenium)
Andromachus_(ruler_of_Tauromenium)
Set of distinct concepts or thought patterns
(paradeigma) was used by scribes in Greek texts (such as Plato's dialogues Timaeus [c. 360 BCE] and Parmenides) as one possibility for the model or the pattern
Paradigm
Christopher A. (2013). Timaeus of Tauromenium and Hellenistic Historiography. Cambridge University Press. Brown, Truesdell S. (1958). Timaeus of Tauromenium.
Ancient_Greek_literature
Fresco by Raphael
and down to earth) is popularly accepted as likely. However, Plato's Timaeus – which is the book Raphael places in his hand – was a sophisticated treatment
The_School_of_Athens
Study of the universe
the Different and Being." (Timaeus 35a–b), translation Donald J. Zeyl. Plato, Timaeus, 36c. Plato, Timaeus, 36d. Plato, Timaeus, 39d. Yavetz, Ido (February
Cosmology
Endless time or timelessness
moving image of eternity (in Timaeus 37 D) using the word: αἰών. Plato stated the kosmos was ἁγἡρων (ageless) in Timaeus 33a, in 37e6–38a6 the eternal
Eternity
events could have inspired Plato's fictional story of Atlantis, told in the Timaeus and Critias. While Plato's story was not part of the Greek mythic tradition
Proposed locations for Atlantis
Proposed_locations_for_Atlantis
Earth, water, air, fire, and (later) aether
a new element. These five elements have been associated since Plato's Timaeus with the five platonic solids. Earth was associated with the cube, air
Classical_element
Fictional location in the Marvel Universe
mythical island of Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the Timaeus, written c. 360 BC. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent
Atlantis_(Marvel_Comics)
Country in North Africa
modern-day Lebanon, founded the city in 814 BC, as retold by the Greek writer Timaeus of Tauromenium. The settlers of Carthage brought their culture and religion
Tunisia
Classical element in ancient Greek philosophy and science
solids) and he assigned the cube to the element of earth in his dialogue Timaeus. Aristotle (384–322 BCE) believed earth was the heaviest element, and his
Earth_(classical_element)
Outdated diagnosis in female health
clearly documented mentions of the wandering womb was by Plato in his book, Timaeus. He states: the same is the case with the so-called womb or matrix of women;
Wandering_womb
Personification of the upper sky in Greek mythology
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 30 c, d (I 427, 20 Diehl)] [= Orphic fr. 79 Kern. West 1983, p. 200; Proclus, Commentary on Plato's Timaeus 31 a (I 433, 31 Diehl)]
Aether_(mythology)
Islands or continents supposedly existing during prehistory, having since disappeared
existence. The fictitious story of Atlantis originates from two dialogues, Timaeus and Critias, created by the Greek philosopher Plato in the 4th century
Lost_lands
Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage
to the lost writings of Sicilian historian Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 356–260 BC). In his Histories, Timaeus claims that Dido founded Carthage in 814 BC
Dido
Ancient Greek geographer (born ca. 350 BC)
as a mistake of Timaeus. Strabo and Diodorus Siculus never saw Pytheas' work, says Nansen, but they and others read of him in Timaeus. Pytheas reported
Pytheas
Grace in Greek mythology
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 33.51 ff. West, pp. 73, 221–222; Proclus, In Plato Timaeus 29a (Taylor, p. 280) [= Orphic fr. 272 II Bernabé, pp. 230–231 = fr. 182
Aglaia_(Grace)
Philosophical system
had a profound effect on Western thought. In many interpretations of the Timaeus Platonism, like Aristotelianism, poses an eternal universe, as opposed
Platonism
Concept in continental philosophy
107. Sallis 2020, p. 118. "Plato, Timaeus, section 52b". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-12. "Plato, Timaeus, section 52a". www.perseus.tufts
Khôra
Hypothetical wise ruler described by Plato
Philosopher king Plato's number Ship of State Ring of Gyges Myth of Er Timaeus Atlantis Demiurge World soul Organicism Classical element Platonic solid
Philosopher_king
Greek philosopher (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
and died there. Pythagoras influenced Plato whose dialogues (especially Timaeus) exhibit Pythagorean ideas. A major revival of his teachings occurred in
Pythagoras
Son of Helios in Greek mythology
Nicander and Satyrus as other authors who knew of Phaethon. In Plato's Timaeus, Critias tells the story of Atlantis as recounted to Solon by an Egyptian
Phaethon
Transmigration of the soul
same effect in other dialogues, including the Phaedrus, Meno, Phaedo, Timaeus, and Laws.[citation needed] In Plato's view the number of souls was fixed;
Metempsychosis
5th-century BC Syracusan politician and strategos
of the Peloponnesian War. He is also remembered as a character in the Timaeus and Critias dialogues of Plato and father of Dionysius. Not much is known
Hermocrates
Symbolic representation of lightning
close approach between two planetary cosmic bodies, as Plato suggested in Timaeus, or, according to Victor Clube, meteors, though this is not currently the
Thunderbolt
French Neo-Platonist philosopher (died after 1124)
magnitude of the giants. Bernard, like others of his school, studied the Timaeus and the Neo-Platonists more than Aristotle's dialectical treatises and
Bernard_of_Chartres
Analogy between man and cosmos
have a mind or soul (the world soul), a position advanced by Plato in his Timaeus. Moreover, this cosmic mind or soul was often thought to be divine, most
Microcosm–macrocosm_analogy
Any of the five regular polyhedra
Greek philosopher Plato, who hypothesized in one of his dialogues, the Timaeus, that the classical elements were made of these regular solids. The Platonic
Platonic_solid
World history written by Diodorus Siculus
Greek narrative and Timaeus of the Sicilian narrative. The source of the Sicilian expedition is disputed: Both Ephorus and Timaeus have been put forward
Bibliotheca_Historica
ideas. Already in the 3rd century BC, we hear of a commentary to Plato's Timaeus being written by Crantor of Soli; and in the 1st century AD a commentary
Commentaries_on_Plato
Myth in which a great flood destroys civilization
protagonist, but this was later changed to Manu. In Plato's Timaeus, written c. 360 BCE, Timaeus describes a flood myth similar to the earlier versions. In
Flood_myth
Something connected to cultural identity
University of Michigan Press. Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J (2003). Plato's Timaeus as Cultural Icon. University of Notre Dame Press. Our New Icons by The
Cultural_icon
Legendary island in the British Isles
sources, however there are several clues that his source was Timaeus: Diodorus mentions Timaeus by name in the introduction to book 5 (5.1.3), meaning he
Ictis
Patriarch of Antioch from 450 to 455
(253–256) Demetrius (c. 256–?) Paul of Samosata (260–268) Domnus I (268–273) Timaeus (273–282) Cyril I (283–303) Tyrannus (304–314) Vitalis (314–320) Philogonus
Maximus_II_of_Antioch
Work by Aristotle
times on the analyses of weight given by the Pythagoreans and Plato in the Timaeus. Aristotelian philosophy and cosmology were influential in the Islamic
On_the_Heavens
1658 writings by Thomas Browne
book draws its primary influences from the Book of Genesis and Plato's Timaeus, initially covering Browne's speculation about the location of the mythical
The_Garden_of_Cyrus
1st-century commentary on Genesis creation narrative
the topic of the creation period, its novel monotheistic reading of the Timaeus by Plato (subsequently adopted by the Church Fathers and in Christian Platonism)
De_opificio_mundi
2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022. Character, Plot and Thought in Plato's Timaeus-Critias. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 42. ISBN 978-90-04-04870-6. Hackforth,
List of fictional countries set on Earth
List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth
One of four primary substances in antiquity
Plato (427–347 BCE) took over the four elements of Empedocles. In the Timaeus, his major cosmological dialogue, the Platonic solid associated with air
Air_(classical_element)
Athenian comic poet of the New Comedy, who wrote, at the instigation of Timaeus, against Demochares, the nephew of Demosthenes, and supported Antipater
Archedicus
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
the soul and develops his own in response. Firstly he criticises Plato's Timaeus which holds the soul takes up space and can come into physical contact
Aristotle
Platonic dialogue concerning justice and injustice
Philosopher king Plato's number Ship of State Ring of Gyges Myth of Er Timaeus Atlantis Demiurge World soul Organicism Classical element Platonic solid
Crito
System of paginating Plato's works
(913a–938c) Leges XI (941a–969d) Leges XII (973a–992e) Epinomis (17a–92c) Timaeus (106a–121c) Critias (126a–166c) Parmenides (172a–223d) Symposium (227a–279c)
Stephanus_pagination
Void state preceding creation
away by the gift of a quail, a waterfowl, a goose, or a cock. In Plato's Timaeus, the main work of Platonic cosmology, the concept of chaos finds its equivalent
Chaos_(cosmogony)
3rd-century BC Greek Academic philosopher
works of Plato; Proclus credits Crantor with the first commentary on the Timaeus, and Eudorus of Alexandria makes use of Crantor's work in his own commentary
Crantor
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
(PDF). Penguin Classics. Hesiod. Theogony, 453–458; Hard, p. 67. Plato. Timaeus, 40e; Gantz, p. 11; Fowler, p. 11. Orphic fr. 58 Kern [= Athenagoras, Legatio
Rhea_(mythology)
Work by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato
evidence and the content's similarity to other late works, especially the Timaeus. However, the prominent role of the character Socrates in this late work
Philebus
Locations mentioned in Homer's Odyssey
similarities of Plutarch's account and Plato's location of Atlantis on the Timaeus, 24E - 25A. Other sources offer miscellaneous details. The Library wrongly
Geography_of_the_Odyssey
Platonic theory on words and names
Philosopher king Plato's number Ship of State Ring of Gyges Myth of Er Timaeus Atlantis Demiurge World soul Organicism Classical element Platonic solid
Orthotes_onomaton
1689. Scholars are divided as to whether the Critias depicted in the Timaeus and Critias dialogues is the future member of the Thirty Tyrants who appears
List of speakers in Plato's dialogues
List_of_speakers_in_Plato's_dialogues
Political views of Greek philosopher
Philosopher king Plato's number Ship of State Ring of Gyges Myth of Er Timaeus Atlantis Demiurge World soul Organicism Classical element Platonic solid
Plato's_political_philosophy
Standard numbering system for Pre-Socratic philosophers' works
77 Bion 18 Hippasos 48 Ocellus 78 Bolus 19 Calliphon and Democedes 49 Timaeus 79 'Sophist': Name and Concept 20 Parmeniscus 50 Hicetas 80 Protagoras
Diels–Kranz_numbering
Semi-legendary overthrow of the Roman monarchy and foundation of the republic
placement of dates in early Roman history was rooted in a single source by Timaeus of Tauromenium, which "as chronological urvater... shaped the chronological
Overthrow of the Roman monarchy
Overthrow_of_the_Roman_monarchy
Allegory by Plato
Philosopher king Plato's number Ship of State Ring of Gyges Myth of Er Timaeus Atlantis Demiurge World soul Organicism Classical element Platonic solid
Allegory_of_the_cave
Legendary alchemical substance
concept of anima mundi, and creation stories presented in texts like Plato's Timaeus as analogies for their process. According to Plato, the four elements are
Philosopher's_stone
Greco-Roman astronomer and geographer (c. 100–170)
Tolsa, C. (2015). "Philosophical presentation in Ptolemy's Harmonics: The Timaeus as a model for organization". Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. 55 (3):
Ptolemy
on Calcidius' translation of Plato's Timaeus survives in manuscript. He comments on the passage in the Timaeus (34b–36d) that deals with the World Soul
Hisdosus
Socratic dialogue by Plato
Philosopher king Plato's number Ship of State Ring of Gyges Myth of Er Timaeus Atlantis Demiurge World soul Organicism Classical element Platonic solid
Symposium_(Plato)
French scholastic philosopher (c. 1090–1154)
philosophy, chiefly with reference to the Book of Genesis and Plato's Timaeus. William began teaching around 1115–1120 and was primarily based in Paris
William_of_Conches
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