Chrysippus
[krahy-sip-uh s, kri-]
- 280–209? b.c., Greek Stoic philosopher.
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Historical Examples
It was Chrysippus, prince of Clazomenæ, the nephew of Anaxagoras.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
One of the sophisms of Chrysippus was, "If you have not lost a thing, you have it."
Familiar QuotationsJohn Bartlett
Of him it was said, 'But for Chrysippus, there had been no Porch.'
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
However, I will give orders to Chrysippus and speak to Tyrannio.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Had there been no Chrysippus, there had been no Stoa," iii, 42.
De OfficiisMarcus Tullius Cicero