---
name: Polystratus the Epicurean
name_greek: Πολύστρατος ὁ Ἐπικούρειος
eul_aid: jss
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/polystratus-the-epicurean-jss"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: "Koine (phi, frg)"
affiliation: Epicurean
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Polystratus the Epicurean

*Πολύστρατος ὁ Ἐπικούρειος*

**eul_aid:** `jss` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/polystratus-the-epicurean-jss)

Polystratus, third Epicurean scholarch in 3rd century BCE Athens. Surviving philosophical treatises. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on the Pursuit of the Good](https://eulogikon.org/works/polystratus-pursuit-good-jss-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Διώξεως τοῦ Ἀγαθοῦ* · `jss-ab`
- [On the Contempt of the Irrational](https://eulogikon.org/works/polystratus-contempt-irrational-jss-aa) — *Περὶ ἀλόγου καταφρονήσεως* · `jss-aa`

## License and provenance

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