Acusilaus
historical figure · 2 works · 3 mentions · 5 anchored passages
Acusilaus son of Cabas · Acusilaus the Argive
spoken of as
1 expressionin the texts
Stromata
Acusilaus, early Greek genealogist/historian, cited as the source for the claim that Phoroneus was the first man.
For Acusilaus says that Phoroneus was the first man;
From this Plato, following Acusilaus, writes in the Timaeus:
" Some reckoned Acusilaus the Argive among the seven sages;
Vitae philosophorum
Argive figure named as a candidate for inclusion among the Seven Sages.
Solon, Thales, Pittacus, Bias, Chilon, Myson, Cleobulus, Periander, Anacharsis, Acusilaus, Epimenides, Leophantus, Pherecydes, Aristodemus, Pythagoras, Lasos, son of Charmantides or Sisymbrinus, or, according to Aristoxenus, of Chabrinus, born at Hermione, Anaxagoras.
Others add Acusilaus, son of Cabas or Scabras, of Argos.