Leucippus
- The father of Phoebe and Hilaira, who were carried off by Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 5, 709.—Hence,
- B Leucippis, ĭdis, f., a daughter of Leucippus, Prop. 1, 2, 15: te rapuit Theseus, geminas Leucippidas illi, Ov. H. 16, 327; Hyg. Fab. 80; Lact. 1, 10.—
- II A son of Hercules, Hyg. Fab. 162.—
- III A Grecian philosopher, a disciple of Zeno the Eleatic, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 37, 118; id. N. D. 1, 24, 66.
- 1. koning v. Messene; — Leucippis, idis f dochter v. Leucippus;
- 2. Gr. filosoof (ca. 450 v. Chr.).
(Λεύκιππος).
1. A son of Oenomaus. (Paus. 8.20.2; Hom. Hymn. in Apoll. 212; comp. Daphne.)
2. A son of Perieres and Gorgophone, and brother of Aphareus. He was the father of Arsinoe, Phoebe, and Hilaeira, and prince of the Messenians. He is mentioned among the Calydonian hunters, and the Boeotian town of Leuctra is said to have derived its name from him. (Paus. 3.26.3, 4.2.3, 31.9; Ov. Met. 8.306; Apollod. 3.10.3, 11.2.)
3. A son of Thurimachus, and father of Calchinia, was king of Sicyon. (Paus. 2.5.5.)
4. A son of Heracles and Eurytele. (Apollod. 2.7. §. 8.)
5. A son of Naxus, and father of Smerdius, was king of Naxos. (Diod. 5.51.)
6. The leader of a colony, which Macareus conducted from Lesbos to Rhodes. (Diod. 5.81.)
7. One of the Achaean settlers at Metapontum. (Strab. vi. p.265.) [L.S]
(Λεύκιππος), a Grecian philosopher, who is on all hands admitted to have been the founder of the atomic theory of the ancient philosophy. Where and when he was born we have no data for deciding. Miletus, Abdera, and Elis have been assigned as his birth-place; the first, apparently, for no other reason than that it was the birth-place of several natural philosophers; the second, because Democritus, who carried out his theory of atoms, came from that town; Elis, because he was looked upon as a disciple of the Eleatic school. The period when he lived is equally uncertain. He is called the teacher of Democritus (D. L. 9.34), the disciple of Parmenides (Simplic. Phys. fol. 7, a), or, according to other accounts, of Zeno, of Melissus, nay even of Pythagoras (Simplic. l. c ; D. L. 9.30; Tzetz. Chil. 2.930; Iamblich. Vit. Pyth. 104). From the circumstance that Parmenides and Anaxagoras had objected to some doctrines which we find connected with the atomic theory, and from the obscurity that hangs over the personal history and doctrines of Leucippus, Ritter (Geschichte d. Phil. vol. i. book 6.100.2) is inclined to believe that Leucippus lived at a time when intercourse between the learned of the different Grecian states was unfrequent. With regard to his philosophical system it is impossible to speak with precision or certainty, as Aristotle and the other writers who mention him, either speak of him in conjunction with Democritus, or attribute to him doctrines which are in like manner attributed to Democritus. Diogenes Laertius (9.30-33) attempts an exposition of some of his leading doctrines. Some notices will also be found in Aristotle (De Anima, 1.2), Plutarch (De Placitis Phil. 17, p. 883), and Cicero (de Nat. Deor. 1.24). For an account of the general features of the atomic theory, as developed by Democritus, the reader is referred to that article. [C.P.M]
(Λεύκιππος). (1) Son of Oenomaüs, the lover of Daphné.
(2) Son of Perieres, prince of the Messenians, and father of Phoebé and Hilaïra, usually called Leucippides, who were betrothed to Idas and Lynceus, the sons of Aphareus, but were carried off by Castor and Pollux, who married them.
(3) A Grecian philosopher, the founder of the atomic theory of philosophy, which was more fully developed by Democritus (Diog. Laert. ix. 30, 34). His date is uncertain. See Democritus; Epicurus.