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HEPHAISTIO of THEBES an astrologer, wrote a three-book astrological compendium
titled APOTELESMATIKA
in the early 5th century CE in Egypt.
which largely represents a compilation of earlier sources
that he either paraphrased
or
quoted
on different topics
and
in many instances
he preserves material from authors that would otherwise have been lost
HEPHAISTIO’s two primary sources
were Dorotheus of Sidon
and Claudius Ptolemy.
He is usually referred to as HEPHAISTIO
or
sometimes as HEPHAISTION
or
HEPHAISTION of THEBES
.
HEPHAISTIO of THEBES an astrologer, wrote a three-book astrological compendium
titled APOTELESMATIKA
in the early 5th century CE in Egypt.
which largely represents a compilation of earlier sources
that he either paraphrased
or
quoted
on different topics
and
in many instances
he preserves material from authors that would otherwise have been lost
HEPHAISTIO’s two primary sources
were Dorotheus of Sidon
and Claudius Ptolemy.
He is usually referred to as HEPHAISTIO
or
sometimes as HEPHAISTION
or
HEPHAISTION of THEBES
.