Python of Aenus
Python of Aenus was an ancient Greek philosopher and a former student of Plato.[1] Based on Demosthenes's Against Aristocrates, Python of Aenus (the slayer of King Cotys I) was identified as Python of Byzantium, a Greek statesman. However, it is highly unlikely that both names are attributed to the same person.[2]
References
- ^ Diogenes Laertius,Life of Plato Translated by C.D. Yonge.
- ^ Natoli, Anthony Francis. The Letter of Speusippus to Philip II: Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary ; with an Appendix on the Thirty-first Socratic Letter Attributed to Plato. Franz Steiner Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3515083960, p. 54. [Footnote] "On the basis of Demosthenes Against Aristocrates 127; 119, Python of Byzantium has been identified with Python of Aenus, the slayer of the Odrysian king Cotys I, but this is highly unlikely."