Cleanthes of Assos

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Stoic philosopher ancient Greek philosopher head of the Stoic school poet

Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."

Aliases (1)

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Stoic philosopher → ancient Greek philosopher → head of the Stoic school → poet →
associatedWith	Stoa Poikile →
birthPlace	Asia Minor → Assos → Troad →
characterTrait	austerity → diligence → piety →
citizenship	Assos →
describedBy	Diogenes Laertius →
describedIn	Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers →
era	Hellenistic philosophy →
genre	didactic philosophy → philosophical poetry →
influenced	Chrysippus of Soli → later Stoic philosophers →
influencedBy	Heraclitus → Zeno of Citium →
knownFor	Hymn to Zeus → leadership of the early Stoic school → moral rigor → piety →
language	Ancient Greek →
memberOf	Stoic school →
name	Cleanthes of Assos →
notableIdea	identification of Zeus with the rational order of the cosmos →
occupation	philosopher → poet → teacher →
philosophicalConcept	cosmic providence → divine reason (logos) → living in accordance with nature →
philosophicalSchool	Stoicism →
predecessor	Zeno of Citium →
regionOfActivity	Athens →
religiousBelief	Stoic theology →
role	second scholarch of the Stoic school →
student	Antipater of Tarsus → Chrysippus of Soli → Sphaerus of Borysthenes →
successor	Chrysippus of Soli →
teacher	Zeno of Citium →
timePeriod	3rd century BC →
work	Hymn to Zeus →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philo ("Cleanthes") →	contrastsWith
Stoicism →	earlyRepresentative
Chrysippus of Soli →	follows
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion ("Cleanthes") →	hasCharacter
Zeno of Citium →	influenced
Chrysippus of Soli →	influencedBy
Cleanthes of Assos →	name
Zeno of Citium →	notableStudent