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Hermias of Atarneus (/ ˈ h ɜːr m i ə s /; Greek: Ἑρμίας ὁ Ἀταρνεύς; died 341/0 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Atarneus, and Aristotle's father-in-law. The first mention of Hermias is as a slave to Eubulus, a Bithynian banker who ruled Atarneus. Hermias eventually won his freedom and inherited the rule of Atarneus.
Hermias (1), tyrant of Atarneus (in Mysia, opposite *Lesbos) c.355 bce. A former student of the *Academy (though he never met *Plato(1)), he introduced a more moderate regime, admitting the Platonists Erastus and Coriscus of Scepsis to a share in his power and encouraging them to found a new philosophical school at *Assos.
or HERMIAS ( Ἑρμείας or Ἑρμίας : see concerning the mode of writing this name, Stahr, Aristotelia, vol. i. p. 75). 1. Tyrant or dynast of the cities of Atarneus and Assos, in Mysia, celebrated as the friend and patron of Aristotle. He is said to have been an eunuch, and to have begun life as a slave, but whether he obtained his ...
ruler, Hermias of Atarneus. Hermias was a close friend of King Philip of Macedon, and Aristotle's father had long before been physician to Philip's father Amyntas. Whether or not this was the bond, a close friendship grew up also between Hermias and Aristotle, who married Pythias, his patron's niece and adopted daughter. After about three
Its centerpiece is a study of the single complete ode to survive, a song commemorating Hermias of Atarneus, Aristotle's father-in-law and patron in the 340's BCE. This remarkable text is said to have embroiled the philosopher in charges of impiety and so is studied both from a literary perspective and in its political and religious contexts.
his sojourn with Hermias of Atarneus (348/47 - 345/44 B.C.), commonly called Aristotle's sojourn in Assos. When the author of II VS 3 reports that Aristotle went to a place "near the Hellespont," he might be alluding to. Assos (or Atarneus) which is "near the Hellespont." See Chroust, "Aristotle's.
Hermias of Atarneus (/ˈhɜːrmiəs/; Greek: Ἑρμίας ὁ Ἀταρνεύς; died 341/0 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Atarneus, and Aristotle's father-in-law. The first mention of Hermias is as a slave to Eubulus, a Bithynian banker who ruled Atarneus. Hermias eventually won his freedom and inherited the rule of Atarneus.
