Herodicus
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Herodicus of Selymbria
spoken of as
1 expressionHerodicus of Selymbria1 mention
Protagoras (Greek)
and sometimes too, I have observed, of athletics, as with Iccus of Tarentum and another still living—as great a sophist as any— Herodicus of Selymbria, originally of Megara;
in the texts
Phaedrus
Figure associated with a saying about walking exercise that Socrates jokingly invokes.
I am so determined to hear you, that I will not leave you, even if you extend your walk to Megara, and, as Herodicus says, go to the wall and back again.
Protagoras
A trainer originally from Megara, later of Selymbria, named as a still-living example of disguised sophistry.
and sometimes too, I have observed, of athletics, as with Iccus of Tarentum and another still living—as great a sophist as any— Herodicus of Selymbria, originally of Megara;
Republic
A trainer who became chronically ill and combined gymnastics with medicine to prolong his own suffering, used as a cautionary example.
But Herodicus was a trainer and became a valetudinarian, and blended gymnastics and medicine, for the torment first and chiefly of himself and then of many successors.