Nessos of Chios

Not to be confused with Nessus (mythology).

Nessos of Chios (Ancient Greek: Νεσσᾶς or Νέσσος ὁ Χῖος) was a pre-Socratic ancient Greek philosopher from the island of Chios.

## Biography

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Little is known about the life and work of Nessos. The only thing that is known that was Democritus philosophy and the compatriot Metrodorus was his student.[1] That is supported in commentaries of interpretations of Homeric and Hesiod works.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Diels : Les présocratiques : Diogène de Smyrne". remacle.org. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
2. ^ Porphyrius, Quaest. hom. I, 137, 14 (ed. Schrader);.
3. ^ Proclus, In Hes. Opp. 84.

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