---
name: Epicurus the Philosopher
name_greek: Ἐπίκουρος ὁ φιλόσοφος
eul_aid: hui
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/epicurus-the-philosopher-hui"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Attic Philosophical
affiliation: Epicurean
works_count: 8
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Epicurus the Philosopher

*Ἐπίκουρος ὁ φιλόσοφος*

**eul_aid:** `hui` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/epicurus-the-philosopher-hui)

Epicurus, Hellenistic philosopher and founder of Epicureanism. Treatises on pleasure and nature. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Established Opinions](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-established-opinions-hui-af) — *Κύριαι Δόξαι* · `hui-af`
- [Fragments of Letters](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-letters-fragments-hui-ag) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Ἐπιστολῶν* · `hui-ag`
- [Fragments of Uncertain Position](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-uncertain-fragments-hui-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Ἀδήλου Θέσεως* · `hui-aa`
- [Letter to Herodotus](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-herodotus-letter-hui-ah) — *Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ἡρόδοτον* · `hui-ah`
- [Remains of Lost Books](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-lost-books-hui-ae) — *Λείψανα Ἀπολωλότων Βιβλίων* · `hui-ae`
- [Second Letter to Pythocles](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-letter-pythocles-hui-ac) — *Δευτέρα Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Πυθόκλεα* · `hui-ac`
- [Third Letter to Menoeceus](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-letter-menoeceus-hui-ad) — *Τρίτη Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Μενοικέα* · `hui-ad`
- [Vatican Epicurean Gnomology](https://eulogikon.org/works/epicurus-vatican-gnomology-hui-ab) — *Γνωμολόγιον Βατικανὸν Ἐπικούρειον* · `hui-ab`

## License and provenance

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