Name Heráclides - meaning, origin, numerology

Heraclides, Heraclides, Heracleides or Herakleides (Greek: Ἡρακλείδης) may refer to:

• Heraclides of Milasa, brother of the tyrant Olyate, who was deposed by Aristagoras of Miletus in 499 BC.C. (cf. Herodotus, History V.37.1 and V.121 and Ionian Revolt).
• Heraclides of Enus or Aenus (of Aenus -Eno (Thrace)-), one of the disciples of Plato, fourth century BC. C.; together with his brother Python, he murdered Cotis I of Thrace
• Heraclides (son of Antiochus), general of Alexander the Great (see Antiochus), fourth century BC. C.
• Heraclides (son of Argeus), admiral of Alexander the Great, fourth century BC C.
• Heraclides of Cime, historian, fourth century BC. C.
• Heraclides Ponticus, Greek astronomer and philosopher, fourth century BC C.
• Heraclides of Taranto or Tarentum (from Tarentum -Taranto, Sicily-), Greek physicist of the empirical school, second century BC. C.
• Heraclides (painter), Macedonian painter, second century BC C.
• Heraclides Lembos, Greek philosopher and writer, second century BC C.
• Heraclides (minister), minister of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and brother of Timarchus, whom he survived and avenged by convincing the Roman Senate to support Alexander Balas against Demetrius I Soter; second century BC. C.
• Heraclides of Eritras (of Eritras, Ionia), Greek physicist, first century BC C.
• Heraclides of Damascus (quoted by Nestorius - fifth century AD.C.-)

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