---
name: Simon of Athens
name_greek: Σίμων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: bxq
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/simon-of-athens-bxq"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Simon of Athens

*Σίμων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `bxq` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/simon-of-athens-bxq)

Simon of Athens, a 5th century BCE shoemaker and Socratic associate. Two surviving philosophical texts. Free to download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Hippiatric Medicine](https://eulogikon.org/works/simon-athens-hippiatric-fragments-bxq-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἱππιατρικῆς* · `bxq-ab`
- [On the Form and Selection of Horses](https://eulogikon.org/works/simon-athens-horses-form-selection-bxq-aa) — *Περὶ Μορφῆς καὶ Ἐκλογῆς Ἵππων* · `bxq-aa`

## License and provenance

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