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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 ...
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.
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:
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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 ]
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If so then Deceived Wisdom is the book for you. Organised into easy-to-read standalone sections, it looks at the things we think we know and examines why we don’t know them at all. There is much deceived wisdom in the world – from fit-ness fallacies to dietary deceptions and countless miscellane-ous misconceptions.
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 ...