Son of Aritades, from Cyrene, a philosopher, a pupil of Socrates; by whom the sect called Cyrenaic began.[1]
He was the first of the Socratics to take wages. He was on bad terms with Xenophon,[2] and he was able to adapt himself to both time and place. And he enjoyed what things were at hand and pursued pleasure, but he did not by toil chase after the enjoyment of things which he did not have. Hence Diogenes called him the "king's dog".[3] His sayings [were] the best and greatest. His daughter Arete[4] learned [from him], whose [student was] her son the young Aristippos, who was named Mother-taught, and his [student was] Theodoros, who was called "Godless", then "God"; and his [student was] Antipater,[5] and his [student was] Epitimedes of Cyrene,[6] his Paraibates, his Hegesias the Advocate of Death [by suicide],[7] and his Annikeris, who ransomed Plato.[8]