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Demetrius Lacon

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Epicurean philosopher; disciple of Protarchus; contemporary of Zeno of Sidon; teacher of Philodemus

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According to Wikipedia, Demetrius Lacon or Demetrius of Laconia was an Epicurean philosopher, and a disciple of Protarchus. He was an older contemporary of Zeno of Sidon and a teacher of Philodemus. Sextus Empiricus quotes part of a commentary by Demetrius on Epicurus, where Demetrius interprets Epicurus' statement that "time is an accident of accidents."

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