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2. Hipparchia of Maroneia - Wikipedia

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   The story of Hipparchia's pursuit of Crates, despite the disapproval of her parents and the initial reluctance of Crates, was a popular tale from the 16th century onwards. It featured in Lodovico Guicciardini 's commonplace book Hore di ricreatione published in 1568, [ 23 ] and it was one of the stories told by the Dutch poet Jacob Cats in his ...

3. Crates of Thebes - Wikipedia

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   Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC [1]) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, [2] the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope [2] and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him. [3] Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens.

4. Metrocles - Wikipedia

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   With Crates' help he was able to let go of his old ways and embrace a Cynic life free from convention, and find true happiness. Equally significant is a passage preserved in the writings of Teles, who tells how Metrocles as a young student of the Lyceum and the Academy could not keep up with the extravagant life-style requirements:

5. Cynicism (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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   Crates married Hipparchia of Maroneia after she had fallen in love with him and together they lived like beggars on the streets of Athens, [54] where Crates was treated with respect. [55] Crates' later fame (apart from his unconventional lifestyle) lies in the fact that he became the teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism. [56]

6. Theodorus the Atheist - Wikipedia

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   When she went into a symposium with Crates, she tested Theodorus the Atheist by proposing a sophism like this: "That which if Theodorus did, he would not be said to do wrong, neither should Hipparchia be said to do wrong if she does it. Theodorus hitting himself does not do wrong, nor does Hipparchia do wrong hitting Theodorus."

7. List of ancient Greek philosophers - Wikipedia

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   Crates of Athens: died 268-265 BC Academic Platonist: Crates of Mallus: fl. 2nd century BC Stoic: Crates of Thebes: c. 365 – c. 285 BC Cynic: husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia: Cratippus of Pergamon: 1st century BC Peripatetic: friend of Cicero: Cratylus: 5th century BC Ephesian: Crescens the Cynic: 2nd century Cynic: Crinis: 1st/2nd century ...