Timaeus
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Timaeus is a Greek name, meaning "Honour". It may refer to:
- Timaeus (dialogue)Timaeus (dialogue)Timaeus is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of a long monologue given by the title character, written circa 360 BC. The work puts forward speculation on the nature of the physical world and human beings. It is followed by the dialogue Critias.Speakers of the dialogue are Socrates,...
, a Socratic dialogue by Plato - Timaeus of LocriTimaeus of LocriTimaeus of Locri was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher living in the 5th century BC.He features in Plato's Timaeus, where he is said to come from Locri in Italy, thus of Locrian origin.He also appears as one of the speakers in Plato's Critias....
, the 5th-century (BC) Pythagorean philosopher, appearing in Plato's dialogue - Timaeus (historian)Timaeus (historian)Timaeus , ancient Greek historian, was born at Tauromenium in Sicily. Driven out of Sicily by Agathocles, he migrated to Athens, where he studied rhetoric under a pupil of Isocrates and lived for fifty years...
, the historian from Tauromenium in Sicily, born around 345 BC - Timaeus (crater)Timaeus (crater)Timaeus is a lunar crater in the northern part of the Moon, on the north edge of Mare Frigoris. It forms part of the southwestern wall of the large and irregular walled plain W. Bond. The rim of Timaeus is somewhat pentagonal in shape, with rounded corners...
, a lunar crater named after the philosopher - Timaeus the SophistTimaeus the SophistTimaeus the Sophist was a Greek philosopher who lived sometime between the 1st and 4th centuries. Nothing is known about his life. He is the supposed author of a Lexicon of Platonic words which is still extant. The Lexicon made use of earlier commentaries on Plato which are now lost...
, Roman-era writer who wrote a Lexicon of Platonic words - Timaeus, mentioned in the as the father of Bartimaeus
- Timaeus, one of the Three Legendary Dragons from the Japanese anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Timaeus, an Electronic Data CaptureElectronic Data CaptureAn Electronic Data Capture system is a computerized system designedfor the collection of clinical data in electronic format for use mainly in human clinical trials.Typically, EDC systems provide:* a graphical user interface component for data entry...
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