Hermias

Hermias is a Christian writer known only from one short satirical work, which mocks the contradictions of the Greek philosophers on the soul and on the first principles of the world. Nothing is known of his life, and his date is disputed.

Dates

date unknown (2nd–6th century) (disputed)

Also known as

Hermias the Philosopher

Notes

Known only as the author of the short Mockery of the Pagan Philosophers; the manuscripts call him a philosopher.

Works

• Mockery of the Pagan PhilosophersIrrisio gentilium philosophorum · 3rd–6th century (disputed) · CPG 1113