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Polyeides

（Πολυείδης), a Greek physician who must have lived in or before the first century after Christ, as he is quoted by Celsus ¹ (De Med. 5.20.2, 26.23, 6.7.3, pp. 91, 100, 127) and Andromachus (ap. Gal. De Compos. Medicam. sec. Gen. 5.12, vol. xiii. p. 834).

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A Pharmaceutical Work

He appears to have written a pharmaceutical work, as his medical formulae are several times referred to by Galen (De Meth. Med. 5.6, 6.3, vol. x. pp. 330, 405, Ad Glauc. de Meth. Med. 2.3, 11, vol. xi. pp. 87, 137, De Simplic. Medicam. Temper. ac Facult. 10.2.13, vol. xii. p. 276, De Compos. Medicam. sec. Gen. 3.3, vol. xiii. p. 613), Caelius Aurelianus (De Morb. Acut. 3.3, 5, pp. 186, 198), Paulus Aegineta (4.25, 7.12, pp. 514, 663), Aetius (3.1. 48, 4.2. 50, 58, 4.4. 64, pp. 504, 715, 725, 809), Oribasius (Ad Eunap. 4.128, p. 674), and Nicolaus Myrepsus (De Compos. Medicam. 41.44, p. 788).

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1 * In some editions of Celsus he is called Polybus, or Polybius ; but upon comparison of these passages with the other authors who mention him, it appears most probable that the true reading is Polyides.

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street. In the article on Soranus, we find: "at this present time (1848)" and this date seems to reflect the dates of works cited. 1873 - probably the printing date.

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