Δημοκήδης
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
Wikipedia EN
Democedes of Croton (Greek: Δημοκήδης), described in The Histories of Herodotus as "the most skillful physician of his time". Democedes was a Greek physician and a member of the court of Darius I. He was born in Croton, in southern Italy. His father was Calliphon, a priest and physician at Croton at the time of Pythagoras. His first position as physician seems to be in civil service of Athens and Aegina. Later he entered service under Polycrates. In 522 B.C., Polycrates, his entourage, and Democedes were all captured as Lydians by Oroetes and sent to Susa.
Spanish (DGE)
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Democedes de Crotona, hijo de Califonte, médico y pitagórico que obtuvo el favor de Darío, Hdt.3.125, 131, Ael.VH 8.17, D.Chr.77/78.11, D.C.38.18.5, Iambl.VP 257, Democedes, I.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Δημοκήδης: ους ὁ Демокед (родом из Кротона, знаменитый врач VII в. до н. э.) Her.
Translations
ar: ديموسيديس; az: Demoked; ca: Demòcedes; de: Demokedes; el: Δημοκήδης; en: Democedes; es: Democedes; fa: دموکدس; fr: Démocédès; hu: Démokedész; it: Democede; nl: Democedes; pl: Demokedes; ro: Democede; ru: Демокед; uk: Демокед; zh: 迪莫塞迪斯
