Orthodox Forge

The Fathers

Hermias

3rd century

Who he was

  • He wrote the “Irrisio” or “Mockery of the Heathen Philosophers,” or “Satire on the Profane Philosophers,” which satirizes the conflicting opinions of pagan writers on the human soul (chapters 1-2), and the fundamental principles of the universe (3-10).
  • The 3rd century is its mostprobable date.

What he wrote

  • The apology is clearly the work of a writer of very mediocre attainments.
  • Nothing is known about the person of the author, but it would be a mistake to presume that he was a professional philosopher.
  • The treatise is extant in 16 manuscripts.

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