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Metrodorus (which means "mother's gift" in ancient Greek) is a name shared by many important people from history. When you see the name Metrodorus, it could be talking about one of these individuals:

  • Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) (lived in the 400s BC): He was a thinker, or philosopher, who followed the ideas of another philosopher named Anaxagoras.
  • Metrodorus of Cos (lived in the 400s BC): This Metrodorus was a writer who belonged to the Pythagorean school of thought, known for their work in math and philosophy.
  • Metrodorus of Chios (lived in the 300s BC): He was also a philosopher, but he followed the ideas of Democritus, who is famous for his ideas about atoms.
  • Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger) (331–278 BC): This Metrodorus was a key philosopher in the Epicurean school, which focused on living a happy and calm life.
  • Metrodorus of Athens (mid-100s BC): He was both a philosopher and a painter, showing that people could be skilled in different areas.
  • Metrodorus of Stratonicea (late 100s BC): He started as an Epicurean philosopher but later became a follower of Carneades, who was known for questioning ideas.
  • Metrodorus of Scepsis (around 145 BC – 70 BC): This person was a writer, a speaker (orator), and also involved in politics.
  • Metrodorus (grammarian) (around the 500s AD): He was a grammarian (someone who studies language rules) and a mathematician. He collected many math puzzles and poems in a book called the Greek Anthology.
  • Metrodorus (lived in the 300s BC): He was a doctor who married Pythias, the daughter of the famous philosopher Aristotle.
  • Metrodorus (late 200s, early 100s BC): This Metrodorus was a general, a high-ranking military leader, who worked for King Philip V of Macedon during a conflict called the Cretan War.
  • Metrodorus (late 0s, early 100s AD): He was a student of a doctor named Sabinus.

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