Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder)

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Presocratic philosopher allegorical interpreter of Homer ancient Greek philosopher

Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) was a 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher associated with the circle of Anaxagoras, known for his allegorical interpretations of Homeric poetry and contributions to early Greek thought.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Metrodorus of Lampsacus	1
Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) canonical	1
Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder), associate of Anaxagoras	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Presocratic philosopher ⓘ allegorical interpreter of Homer ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ
activity	allegorical exegesis ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ
approximateDate	mid-5th century BCE ⓘ
associatedWith	Anaxagoras ⓘ
citizenship	Ancient Greece ⓘ
contributedTo	development of allegorical reading in Greek philosophy ⓘ rationalization of myth ⓘ
discipline	literary interpretation ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ
era	Classical Greece ⓘ
floruit	5th century BCE ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
historicalReputation	known mainly from later testimonies ⓘ
influencedBy	Anaxagoras ⓘ
interpretationStyle	allegorical ⓘ naturalistic ⓘ
interpretedWork	Homeric epics ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ surface form: Iliad Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Odyssey
knownFor	allegorical interpretation of Homeric poetry ⓘ contributions to early Greek thought ⓘ naturalistic interpretation of the gods ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
memberOf	circle of Anaxagoras ⓘ
name	Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Metrodorus of Lampsacus
notableFor	early attempt to reconcile Homer with natural philosophy ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Presocratic philosophy ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Lampsacus ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Ionia ⓘ
timePeriod	pre-Socratic era ⓘ
viewOnGods	identified Homeric gods with natural elements ⓘ treated traditional gods as symbolic representations ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lampsacus → famousResident → Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) ⓘ

Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) → name → Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metrodorus of Lampsacus

Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger) → distinguishedFrom → Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder), associate of Anaxagoras