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Hippias of Elis
Hippias of Elis
c. 480 BCE–c. 415 BCE · Elis (Peloponnese)
Hippias of Elis (active later 5th century BCE) was a Greek Sophist, a traveling teacher famous for his wide-ranging learning and his claim to expertise in many subjects, from mathematics and astronomy to history and poetry. He appears as a character in two of Plato's dialogues, which portray his versatility and self-confidence. His own writings survive only in fragments and reports.
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About Elis (Peloponnese)
A region of the northwestern Peloponnese that guarded the sanctuary of Olympia and its Games, and whose native sons included the sophist Hippias and Pyrrho, founder of Greek Skepticism.
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