I- ⇒ I-
Idios (250 BCE – 80 CE)
G (CMLoc 9.5 [13.297 K.]) quotes A’ record of his enema, com-
pounded of quicklime, roast copper, realgar, and burnt papyrus, reduced in myrtle wine (or
rose-water) and dry wine. A P., in Gale ̄n CMLoc 9.2 (13.245 K.), gives his
spleen remedy (emending Ι∆ΙΩΤΟY to Ι∆ΙΟY): oak mistletoe, reduced in a pottery vessel,
then add quicklime, and apply, leaving in place until it falls off of its own accord. For the
rare name, cf. LGPN 1.231, 2.232, 4.172, or perhaps cf. I.
Fabricius (1726) 253.
PTK
Idomeneus of Lampsakos (300 – 270 BCE)
Epicurean philosopher who met E in Lampsakos when Epicurus founded a
school there ca 310 – 307. When Epicurus departed to found his school in Athens, Idomeneus
remained in Lampsakos as scholarch, and kept in touch with Epicurus in a series of
letters, fragments of which remain. It is debated whether he is to be identified with the
Idomeneus who was active as a politician in Lampsakos during the same period. If so, his
works also include On the Socratics (D L 2.19, 2.60, 3.36), On Demagogues,
and a History of Samothrake ̄.
FGrHist 338 (Samothrake ̄); A. Angeli, “I frammenti di Idomeneo di Lampsaco,” CrErc 11 (1981)
41 – 101; BNP 6 (2005) 717 (#2), T. Dorandi, and (#3), K. Meister.
Walter G. Englert
Ikkos of Taras (ca 470 – 440 BCE)
The Pythagorean Ikkos (b. ca 500) was in his youth a famous athlete and an Olympic
victor. As a doctor and a trainer he practiced gymnastics and dietetics and possibly wrote a
book on dietetics as a basis for athletes’ training. Approvingly mentioned by P, Ikkos
was known for his moderate way of life, which included strict diet and abstention during
athletic competitions.
DK 25; W. Fiedler, “Sexuelle Enthaltsamkeit Griechischer Athleten und ihre medizinische
Begründung,” Stadion 11 (1985) 137–175; Zhmud (1997).
Leonid Zhmud
Iktinos (465 – 410 BCE)
Architect and author, famous for the Parthenon in Athens, the Temple of Apollo at Bassae,
and the Telesterion at Eleusis (S 9.1.12, 16; V 7.pr.12, 16; Pausanias
8.41– 7 – 9), co-wrote (with K) a treatise on the Parthenon (Vitr. 7.pr.12). P
(Pericles 13) states that K collaborated with Iktinos on the Parthenon, and
names other architects participating in the Telesterion’s construction, perhaps in a later
phase. Iktinos faced substantial challenges in all three projects.
The current Parthenon was constructed (449– 432 BCE) on a platform intended for
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