---
name: Crates of Thebes II
name_greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος (Ἐπιστολαί)
eul_aid: hia
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/crates-of-thebes-hia"
period: Classical
dialect: Koine
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Crates of Thebes II

*Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος (Ἐπιστολαί)*

**eul_aid:** `hia` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/crates-of-thebes-hia)

Crates of Thebes was a 4th century BCE Cynic philosopher. Read his surviving treatises on ethics. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Cynic Hymns and Parodies](https://eulogikon.org/works/crates-thebes-hymns-parodies-hia-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hia-ab`
- [Epigrams](https://eulogikon.org/works/crates-thebes-epigrams-hia-ac) — *Ἐπιγράμματα* · `hia-ac`
- [Fragments and Title](https://eulogikon.org/works/crates-thebes-fragments-hia-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα καὶ Τίτλος* · `hia-aa`

## License and provenance

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