List of Cynic philosophers - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of Cynic philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list is fairly mild. See also :Category:Cynic philosophers.

4th Century BC
Antisthenes Antisthenes Antisthenes was a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates. Antisthenes first learned rhetoric under Gorgias before becoming an ardent disciple of Socrates. He adopted and developed the ethical side of Socrates' teachings, advocating an ascetic life lived in accordance with virtue. Later writers...	c. 445-365 BC	Pupil of Socrates. Laid down the principles of Cynic philosophy.
Diogenes of Sinope Diogenes of Sinope Diogenes the Cynic was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes of Sinope , he was born in Sinope , an Ionian colony on the Black Sea , in 412 or 404 BCE and died at Corinth in 323 BCE.Diogenes of Sinope was a controversial figure...	c. 412-323 BC	Cynic philosopher. Became the archetypal Cynic.
Onesicritus Onesicritus Onesicritus , a Greek historical writer, who accompanied Alexander on his campaigns in Asia. He claimed to have been the commander of Alexander's fleet but was actually only a helmsman; Arrian and Nearchus often criticize him for this. When he returned home, he wrote a history of Alexander's...	c. 360-c. 290 BC	Pupil of Diogenes. Travelled with Alexander the Great.
Philiscus of Aegina Philiscus of Aegina Philiscus of Aegina was a Cynic philosopher from Aegina who lived in the latter half of the 4th century BC. He was the son of Onesicritus who sent Philiscus and his younger brother, Androsthenes, to Athens where they were so charmed by the philosophy of Diogenes of Sinope that Onesicritus also...	fl. 325 BC	Son of Onesicritus, pupil of Diogenes.
Hegesias of Sinope	fl. 325 BC	Pupil of Diogenes.
Thrasyllus	fl. 325 BC	Cynic philosopher.
Monimus of Syracuse Monimus Monimus of Syracuse, was a Cynic philosopher.According to Diogenes Laërtius, Monimus was the slave of a Corinthian money-changer who heard tales about Diogenes of Sinope from Xeniades, Diogenes' master. In order that he might become the pupil of Diogenes, Monimus feigned madness by throwing money...	fl. 325 BC	Pupil of Diogenes.
Crates of Thebes Crates of Thebes Crates of Thebes, was a Cynic philosopher. Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens. He married Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner that he did. Respected by the people of Athens, he is remembered for being the teacher of Zeno of Citium, the...	c. 365-c. 285	Cynic philosopher. Teacher of Zeno of Citium.
Hipparchia of Maroneia	fl. 325 BC	Wife of Crates of Thebes.
Metrocles of Maroneia Metrocles Metrocles was a Cynic philosopher from Maroneia. He studied in Aristotle’s Lyceum under Theophrastus, and eventually became a follower of Crates of Thebes who married Metrocles’ sister Hipparchia...	fl. 325 BC	Brother of Hipparchia, pupil of Crates of Thebes.
Theombrotus	fl. 300 BC	Follower of Crates of Thebes.
Cleomenes Cleomenes the Cynic Cleomenes was a Cynic philosopher. He was a pupil of Crates of Thebes, and is said to have taught Timarchus of Alexandria and Echecles of Ephesus, the latter of whom would go on to teach Menedemus....	fl. 300 BC	Cynic philosopher and follower of Crates.
3rd Century BC
Bion of Borysthenes Bion of Borysthenes Bion of Borysthenes , c. 325 – c. 250 BC, was a Greek philosopher. After being sold into slavery, and then released, he moved to Athens, where he studied in almost every school of philosophy. It is, however, for his Cynic-style diatribes that he is chiefly remembered...	c. 325-c. 250 BC	Cynic philosopher and Sophist.
Demetrius of Alexandria	fl. c. 275 BC	Cynic philosopher and pupil of Theombrotus.
Echecles of Ephesus	fl. c. 275 BC	Cynic philosopher and pupil of Theombrotus and Cleomenes.
Timarchus of Alexandria	fl. c. 275 BC	Pupil of Cleomenes.
Sochares	fl. c. 275 BC	Cynic philosopher mentioned by the poet Leonidas of Tarentum.
Sotades of Maroneia	fl. 275 BC	Poet who wrote on Cynic themes.
Menippus of Gadara Menippus Menippus of Gadara, was a Cynic and satirist. His works, which are all lost, were an important influence on Varro and Lucian. The Menippean satire genre is named after him.-Life:...	fl. 275 BC	Cynic philosopher and moral satirist.
Menedemus Menedemus the Cynic Menedemus was a Cynic philosopher, and a pupil of the Epicurean Colotes of Lampsacus. Diogenes Laërtius states that he used to go about garbed as a Fury, proclaiming himself a sort of spy from Hades:...	fl. 250 BC	Cynic philosopher
Cercidas of Megalopolis Cercidas Cercidas was a poet, Cynic philosopher, and legislator for his native city Megalopolis. A papyrus roll containing fragments from seven of his Cynic poems was discovered at Oxyrhynchus in 1906.-Life:...	c. 290-c. 220 BC	Cynic philosopher-poet.
Teles of Megara	fl. 235 BC	Cynic teacher and writer of discourses.
1st Century BC
Meleager of Gadara Meleager of Gadara Meleager of Gadara was a poet and collector of epigrams. He wrote some satirical prose, now lost, and he wrote some sensual poetry, of which, 134 epigrams survive...	fl. 90 BC	Cynic poet-philosopher.
1st Century AD
Demetrius of Corinth Demetrius the Cynic Demetrius , a Cynic philosopher from Corinth, who lived in Rome during the reigns of Caligula, Nero and Vespasian .He was the intimate friend of Seneca, who wrote about him often, and who describes him as the perfect man:...	c. 1 -c. 75 AD	Cynic teacher, friend of Thrasea Paetus and Seneca.
Isidorus	fl. 60 AD	Cynic philosopher who publicly heckled Nero.
2nd Century AD
Agathobulus Agathobulus Agathobulus of Alexandria, who lived c. 125 AD, was a Cynic philosopher and teacher of Demonax and Peregrinus Proteus....	fl. 125 AD	Cynic philosopher. Teacher of Demonax and Peregrinus.
Secundus the Silent Secundus the Silent Secundus the Silent was a Cynic or Neopythagorean philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text entitled Life of Secundus purports to give details of his life as well as answers to philosophical questions posed to him by the emperor...	fl. 130 AD	Cynic philosopher who met Emperor Hadrian.
Demonax of Cyprus Demonax Demonax was a Cynic philosopher. Born in Cyprus, he moved to Athens, where his wisdom, and his skill in solving disputes, earned him the admiration of the citizens. He taught Lucian, who wrote a Life of Demonax in praise of his teacher...	fl. 150 AD	Cynic philosopher who taught Lucian Lucian Lucian of Samosata was a rhetorician and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature.His ethnicity is disputed and is attributed as Assyrian according to Frye and Parpola, and Syrian according to Joseph.... .
Peregrinus Proteus Peregrinus Proteus Peregrinus Proteus was a Cynic philosopher, from Parium in Mysia. Leaving home at a young age, he first lived with the Christians in Palestine, before eventually being expelled from that community and adopting the life of a Cynic philosopher and eventually settling in Greece...	100-165 AD	Cynic philosopher who killed himself at the Olympic Games.
Theagenes of Patras Theagenes of Patras Theagenes of Patras, was a Cynic philosopher and close friend of Peregrinus Proteus.He is known principally as a character who appears in Lucian's The Death of Peregrinus , where he is introduced as praising Peregrinus' desire to kill himself by self-immolation:"Proteus," he cried, "Proteus...	fl. 150 AD	Pupil of Peregrinus who praised his master's suicide.
Oenomaus of Gadara Oenomaus of Gadara Oenomaus of Gadara, was a Pagan Cynic philosopher. He is known principally for the long extracts of a work attacking oracles, which have been preserved among the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea.-Life:...	fl. c. 150 AD	Cynic critic of religious belief.
Pancrates of Athens Pancrates of Athens Pancrates of Athens, was a Cynic philosopher. Philostratus relates, that when the celebrated sophist Lollianus was in danger of being stoned by the Athenians in a tumult about bread, Pancrates quieted the mob by exclaiming that Lollianus was not a bread-dealer but a word-dealer . Alciphron also...	fl. 150 AD	Cynic philosopher.
Crescens Crescens the Cynic Crescens was a Cynic philosopher who attacked the Christians, and was in turn, attacked by Justin Martyr.Eusebius, writing 150 years later, claimed that the plots of Crescens caused Justin's death.-Life:...	fl. 160 AD	Cynic philosopher and critic of Justin Martyr.
4th Century AD
Heraclius Heraclius the Cynic Heraclius was a Cynic philosopher, against whom the emperor Julian wrote in his seventh oration. Julian relates how Heraclius delivered an allegorical fable before him, in which Heraclius took upon himself the part of Jupiter, and gave the emperor that of the god Pan...	fl. 360 AD	Cynic philosopher criticised by the emperor Julian in an oration.
Asclepiades Asclepiades the Cynic Asclepiades was a Cynic philosopher. He is mentioned by the emperor Julian whom Asclepiades visited at Antioch in 362. Ammianus Marcellinus describes how Asclepiades accidentally destroyed the temple of Apollo at Daphne in Antioch, when some candles he lit set light to the woodwork, burning down...	fl. 360 AD	Cynic philosopher who visited the emperor Julian in Antioch.
Iphicles	fl. 360 AD	Cynic philosopher.
Horus Horus (athlete) Horus was a Cynic philosopher and Olympic boxer who was victorious at the Olympic games in Antioch in 364.He was born in Egypt, and was a son of Valens and a brother of Phanes. He was originally a student of rhetoric and an athlete and was a victor at the Olympic games in Antioch in 364, probably...	fl. 375 AD	Olympic boxer who became a Cynic.
5th Century AD
Sallustius of Emesa Sallustius of Emesa Sallustius of Emesa was a Cynic philosopher, who lived in the latter part of the 5th century AD.His father Basilides was a Syrian; his mother Theoclea a native of Emesa, where probably Sallustius was born, and where he lived during the earlier part of his life. He applied himself first to the...	fl. c. 450 AD	Neoplatonist who became a Cynic.