---
name: Democritus of Abdera
name_greek: Δημόκριτος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης
eul_aid: byu
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/democritus-of-abdera-byu"
period: Classical
dialect: Ionic
affiliation: Presocratic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Democritus of Abdera

*Δημόκριτος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης*

**eul_aid:** `byu` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/democritus-of-abdera-byu)

Democritus, the Classical Greek philosopher from Abdera. Two surviving philosophical works. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On the Underworld and the Soul](https://eulogikon.org/works/democritus-abdera-underworld-soul-byu-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `byu-ab`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/democritus-abdera-testimonies-byu-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `byu-aa`

## License and provenance

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