# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herodicus
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:53:03.883Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herodicus"
name: "Herodicus"
slug: "herodicus"
description: "Herodicus was a 5th century BC Greek physician, dietician, sophist, and gymnastic master (παιδοτρίβης). He was born in the city of Selymbria, a colony of the city-state Megara, and practiced medicine in various Greek cities including Selymbria, Megara, Athens, and Cnidos. Herodicus believed that exercise and a good diet are key foundations of health, and emphasized the use of both to treat various ailments. He may have also been one of the tutors of Hippocrates. He also recommended massage using beneficial herbs and oils. His theories are considered the foundation of sports medicine."
tagline: "5th-century BC Greek physician, dietician and sophist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Herodicus.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Doctors"
  slug: "doctors"
profileType:
  name: "Doctor"
  slug: "doctor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "-450"
deathDate: "-500"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.04
  momentum:             1.196754563894523
  historical:           12.28653866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%81%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "ہیروڈیکوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "هيروديكوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA"
    title: "Херодик"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%C3%B2dic_de_Sel%C3%ADmbria"
    title: "Heròdic de Selímbria"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82"
    title: "Ηρόδικος"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodicus"
    title: "Herodicus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodiko"
    title: "Herodiko"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%C3%B3dico_de_Selimbria"
    title: "Heródico de Selimbria"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "هرودیکوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodikos_Selymbrialainen"
    title: "Herodikos Selymbrialainen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9rodicos"
    title: "Hérodicos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erodico_(medico)"
    title: "Erodico (medico)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%AD%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ヘロディコス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodicos_din_Selimbria"
    title: "Herodicos din Selimbria"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodikos"
    title: "Herodikos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2479107"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump