CHAPTER XXXVI

THE PYTHAGOREAN SUCCESSION

Pythagoras's acknowledged successor was Aristaeus, the son the Crotonian Damophon, who was Pythagoras's contemporary, and lived seven ages before Plato. Being exceedingly skillful in Pythagoric dogmas, he succeeded to the school, educated Pythagoras's children, and married his wife Theano. Pythagoras was said to have taught his school 39 years, and to have lived a century. Aristaeus growing old, he relinquished the school to Pythagoras's son Mnesarchus. He was followed by Bulagoras, in whose time Crotona was plundered. After the war, Gartydas the Crotonian, who has been absent on a journey, returned, and took up the school; but he so grieved about his country's calamity the he died prematurely. Pythagoreans who became very old were accustomed to liberate themselves from the body, as a prisoner.

Later, being saved through certain strangers, Aresas Lucanus undertook the school; and to him came Diodorus Aspendius, who was received into the school because of the small number of genuine Pythagoreans. Clinias and Philelaus were at Heraclea; Theorides and Eurytus at Metapontum, and at Tarentum, Archytas, Epicharmus was also said to have been one of the foreign Hearers, but he was not one of the school. However, having arrived at Syracuse he refrained form public philosophizing, in consideration of the tyranny of Hiero. But he wrote the Pythagoren views in metre, and published the occult Pythagorean dogmas in comedies.

It is probable that the majority of the Pythagoreans were anonymous, and remain unknown. But the following names are known and celebrated:

Of the Crotonians, Hippostratus, Dymas, Aegon, Armon, Sillus, Cleosthenes, Agelas, Episylus, Phyciades, Echpntus, Timaeus, Buthius, Eratus, Itmaeus, Rhodippus, Bryas, Evandrus, Myllias, Antimedon, Ageas, Leophron, Agylus, Onatus, Hipposthenes, Cleophron, Alcmaecsi, Damocles, Milon, Menon.
At Metapontum resided Brontinus, Parmiseus, Crestadas, Leon, Damarmenus, Aeneas, Chilas, Melisias, Aristeas, Laphion, Evandrus, Agesarchus, Thrasus, Euryphemus, Aristomenes, Agesarchus, Alceas, Xenophantes, Thraseus, Arytus, Epiphron, Eriscus, Megistisas, Leocydes, Thrasymedes, Euphemus, Proclos, Antimenes, Lacritus, Demotages, Pyrrho, Rhexbius, Alopecus, Astylus, Dacidas, Aliochus, Lacrates and Glycinus,
Of the Agrigentines was Empedocles,
Of the Eleatae, was Parmanides.
Of the Tarentines were Philolaus, Euzytus, Arcytas, Theodorus, Aristippus, Lycon, Hestiyacus, Polemarchus, Asteas, Clinias, Cleon, Eurymedon, Arceas, Clinagoras, Archippus, Zopyrus, Euthynus, Dicearchus, Philonidas, Phrontidas, LYSIS, Lysibius, Dinocrates, Echecrates, Paction, Acusalidas, Iomus, Pisicrates, and Clearatus.
Of the Leontines were Phrynichus, Smichias, Aristoclidinas, Clinias, Abroteles, Pisyrrhydus, Bryas, Evandrus, Archemachus, Mimnomachus, Achmonidas, Dicas and Cariphantidas.
Of the Sybarites were Metopus, Hippasus, Proxenus, Evanor, Deanax, Menestor, Diodes, Empedus, Timasius, Polemaeus, Evaeus, and Tyrsenus.
Of the Carthaginians was Miltiades, Anthen, Odius and Leocritus.
Of the Parians, Aetius, Phaenecles, Dexitheus, Alchimachus, Dinarchus, Meton, TIMAEUS, Timesianax, Amaerus, and Thymarides.
Of the Locrians,. Gyptius, Xenon, Philodamus, Evetes, Adicus, Athenonidas, Sosistratus, Euthynus, Zaleucus, Timares.
Of the Posidonians, Athamas, Simus, Proxenus, Cranous, Myes, Bathylaus, Phaedon.
Of the Lucani, Ocellus, and his brother Occillus, Oresandrus, Cerambus, Dardaneus, and Malion.
Of the Aegeans, Hippomedon, Timosthenes, Euelthus, Thrasydamus, Crito, and Polyctor.
Of the Hyperboreans, ABARIS.
Of the Lacones, Autocharidas, Cleanor, Eurycrates.
Of the Rheginenses, Aristides, Demosthenes, Aristocrates, Phytius, Helicaon, Mnesibulus, Hipparchides, Athosion, Euthycles, Opsimus.
Of the Selinuntians, Calais.
Of the Syracusans, Leptines, Phintias, and Damon.
Of the Samians, Melissus, Lacon, Archippus, Glorippus, Helcris, Hippon.
Of the Caulonienses, Callibrotus, Dicon, Nastas, Drymon and Xentas.
Of the Phliasians, Diocles, Echecrates,Phanton and Polymnastus.
Of the Sicyonians, Poliades, Demon, Sostratius, and Sosthenese.
Of the Cyrenians, Prorus, Melanippus, Aristangelus and Theodorus.
Of the Cyriceni Pythodorus, Hipposthenes,Butherus and Xenophilus.
Of the Catanaei, Charondas; and Lysiades.
Of the Corinthians, Chrysippus.
Of the Tyrrhenians, Nausitheus.
Of the Athenians, Neocritus.
Of the Pontians, Lyramnus.

In all, two hundred and eighteen.

The most illustrious Pythagorean women are Timycha, the wife of Myllias the Crotonian;
Phyltis, the daughter of Theophrius the Crotonian.
Byndacis, the sister of Ocellus ml Ocillus, Lucanians.
Chilonis,the daughter of Chilon the Lacedenonian.
Cratesiclea, the Lacedemonian, the wife of the Lacedemonian Cleanor.
Theane, the wife of Brontinus of Metapontum.
Mya, the wife of Milon the Crotonian.
Lasthenia the Arcadian, Abrotelia, the daughter of Abroteles the Tarentine.
Echecratia the Phliasian.
Tyrsenis the Sybarite;
Pisirrhonde, the Tarentine.
Nisleadusa, the Lacedemonian.
Byro, the Argive.
Babelyma the Argive,
and Cleaechma, the sister of Autocharidas the Lacedemonia.

In all, seventeen.