Acrion

Acrion

Acrion was a Locrian and a Pythagorean philo­sopher. [Cicero, "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum " v. 29] He is mentioned by Valerius Maximus [Valerius Maximus, viii. 7, ext. 3, from this pas­sage of Cicero] under the name of "Arion", which is a false reading, instead of "Acrion".Citation
last = Smith
first = William
author-link = William Smith (lexicographer)
contribution = Acrion
editor-last = Smith
editor-first = William
title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
volume = 1
pages = 14
publisher =
place =
year = 1867
contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0023.html
]

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