Cronius (Greek: Κρόνιος; fl. 2nd century AD) was a celebrated Neopythagorean philosopher.[1] He was probably a contemporary of Numenius of Apamea, who lived in the 2nd century, and he is often spoken of along with him.[2] Nemesius[3] mentions a work of his On Reincarnation, (Greek: περὶ παλιγγενεσίας), and Origen is said to have diligently studied the works of Cronius.[4] Porphyry also states that he endeavoured to explain the fables of the Homeric poems in a philosophical manner. This is all we know about Cronius, although he appears to have been very distinguished among the Neopythagoreans.

Notes

  1. ↑ Porphyry, Vita Plotini, 20; Eusebius, Church History vi. 19.
  2. ↑ Porphyry, De Antr. Nymph. 10
  3. ↑ Nemesius, de Anima, 2.
  4. ↑ Suda, Origenes.
  • Life of Plotinus by Porphyry
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Cronius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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