---
name: Theophrastus of Eresus
name_greek: Θεόφραστος ὁ Ἐρέσιος
eul_aid: ljk
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/theophrastus-of-eresus-ljk"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Attic Philosophical
affiliation: Peripatetic
works_count: 21
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Theophrastus of Eresus

*Θεόφραστος ὁ Ἐρέσιος*

**eul_aid:** `ljk` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/theophrastus-of-eresus-ljk)

Theophrastus, successor to Aristotle. Surviving treatises on plants, ethics, and metaphysics. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Characters](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-characters-ljk-am) — *Χαρακτῆρες* · `ljk-am`
- [Enquiry into Plants](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-enquiry-plants-ljk-ag) — *Περὶ φυτῶν ἱστορία* · `ljk-ag`
- [Fragments 13-190](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-fragments-ljk-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα διάφορα* · `ljk-ab`
- [From the Metaphysics](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-metaphysics-ljk-af) — *Ἐκ τῶν μετὰ τὰ φυσικά* · `ljk-af`
- [On Causes of Plants](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-causes-plants-ljk-ah) — *Περὶ φυτῶν αἰτιῶν* · `ljk-ah`
- [On Dizziness](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-dizziness-ljk-ak) — *Περὶ τῆς Ἰλιγγιάδος* · `ljk-ak`
- [On Electing Magistrates](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-electing-magistrates-ljk-ac) — *Περὶ τῆς ἐκλογῆς ἀρχόντων* · `ljk-ac`
- [On Faintheartedness](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-faintheartedness-ljk-ai) — *Περὶ Δειλίας* · `ljk-ai`
- [On Fire](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-on-fire-ljk-au) — *Περὶ πυρός* · `ljk-au`
- [On Paralysis](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-paralysis-ljk-al) — *Περὶ Παραλύσεως* · `ljk-al`
- [On Piety](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-piety-ljk-ar) — *Περὶ εὐσεβείας* · `ljk-ar`
- [On Sense and Sensibles](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-sense-sensibles-ljk-ae) — *Περὶ αἰσθήσεως καὶ τῶν αἰσθητῶν* · `ljk-ae`
- [On Signs of Waters, Winds, Storms, and Fair Weather](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-weather-signs-ljk-aa) — *Περὶ τῶν Σημείων τῶν Ὑδάτων, Ἀνέμων, Θυελλῶν, καὶ Εὐδίας* · `ljk-aa`
- [On Smells](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-smells-ljk-ao) — *Περὶ Ὀσμῶν* · `ljk-ao`
- [On Smells and Odors](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-smells-odors-ljk-an) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `ljk-an`
- [On Stones](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-stones-ljk-ap) — *Περὶ λίθων* · `ljk-ap`
- [On Sweats](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-on-sweats-ljk-aq) — *Περὶ Ἰδρώτων* · `ljk-aq`
- [On the Causes of Plants](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-causes-plants-ljk-ad) — *Περὶ τῶν αἰτιῶν τῶν φυτῶν* · `ljk-ad`
- [On Toils](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-toils-ljk-as) — *Περὶ Πόνων* · `ljk-as`
- [On Winds](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-winds-ljk-at) — *Περὶ Ἀνέμων* · `ljk-at`
- [Opinions-Physics](https://eulogikon.org/works/theophrastus-eresus-physics-ljk-aj) — *Γνώμαι περὶ φυσικῶν* · `ljk-aj`

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