# Hegesias of Cyrene

> Hegesias of Cyrene was a Cyrenaic philosopher. He argued that eudaimonia (happiness) is impossible to achieve, and that the goal of life should be the avoidance of pain and sorrow. Conventional values such as wealth, poverty, freedom, and slavery are all indifferent and produce no more pleasure than pain. Cicero claims that Hegesias wrote a book called ἀποκαρτερῶν, which persuaded so many people that death is more desirable than life that Hegesias was banned from teaching in Alexandria. It has been thought by some that Hegesias was influenced by Buddhist teachings.

*Ancient Greek philosopher*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hegesias-of-cyrene

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** -400
- **Died:** -300
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hegezjasz)
- [هيجيسياس القوريني](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A)
- [هيجيسياس اوف سيرين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%81_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Hegesias](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias)
- [Hegèsies de Cirene](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heg%C3%A8sies_de_Cirene)
- [Hegesias z Kyrény](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_z_Kyr%C3%A9ny)
- [Hegesias Peisithanatos](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_Peisithanatos)
- [Ηγησίας ο Πεισιθάνατος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97%CE%B3%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B8%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Hegesias of Cyrene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_of_Cyrene)
- [Hegesías](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heges%C3%ADas)
- [Hegesias Kyreneläinen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_Kyrenel%C3%A4inen)
- [Hégésias de Cyrène](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9g%C3%A9sias_de_Cyr%C3%A8ne)
- [Hexesias de Cirene](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexesias_de_Cirene)
- [הגסיאס מקירנה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A1_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%94)
- [Kürénéi Hégésziasz](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCr%C3%A9n%C3%A9i_H%C3%A9g%C3%A9sziasz)
- [Hegesias dari Kirene](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_dari_Kirene)
- [Egesia di Cirene](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egesia_di_Cirene)
- [キュレネのヘゲシアス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8D%E3%81%AE%E3%83%98%E3%82%B2%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9)
- [키레네의 헤게시아스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%82%A4%EB%A0%88%EB%84%A4%EC%9D%98_%ED%97%A4%EA%B2%8C%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%84%EC%8A%A4)
- [Hegesias Cyrenaicus](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_Cyrenaicus)
- [Hegesias van Cyrene](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_van_Cyrene)
- [Hegesias](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias)
- [Hegezjasz](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegezjasz)
- [Hegésias de Cirene](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heg%C3%A9sias_de_Cirene)
- [Hegesias din Cirene](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegesias_din_Cirene)
- [Гегесий](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437876)

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