---
name: Synesius of Cyrene
name_greek: Συνέσιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος
eul_aid: sys
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/synesius-of-cyrene-sys"
period: Late Antique
dialect: Atticizing
affiliation: Neoplatonist
works_count: 10
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Synesius of Cyrene

*Συνέσιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `sys` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/synesius-of-cyrene-sys)

Synesius of Cyrene was a Neoplatonist philosopher and bishop. Works include treatises and letters. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Catastases](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-catastases-sys-ae) — *Καταστάσεις* · `sys-ae`
- [Dion](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-dion-sys-aj) — *Δίων* · `sys-aj`
- [Egyptians or-Providence](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-egyptians-providence-sys-ab) — *Αἰγύπτιοι ἢ Περὶ Προνοίας* · `sys-ab`
- [Homilies](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-homilies-sys-ag) — *Ὁμιλίαι* · `sys-ag`
- [Hymns](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-hymns-sys-ai) — *Ὕμνοι* · `sys-ai`
- [Letters to Nicander](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-letters-nicander-sys-ah) — *Ἐπιστολαὶ πρὸς Νίκανδρον* · `sys-ah`
- [On Dreams](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-on-dreams-sys-af) — *Περὶ Ἐνυπνίων* · `sys-af`
- [Oratithe Kingdom](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-kingdom-sys-ac) — *Λόγος περὶ Βασιλείας* · `sys-ac`
- [Praise of Baldness](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-praise-baldness-sys-ad) — *Ἐγκώμιον τῆς Φαλάκρας* · `sys-ad`
- [To Paeonius-the Gift of the Astrolabe](https://eulogikon.org/works/synesius-cyrene-gift-astrolabe-sys-aa) — *Πρὸς Παίωνιον περὶ Δώρου τοῦ Ἀστρολάβου* · `sys-aa`

## License and provenance

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