Eikas (The Twentieth)

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  • The gathering held on the twentieth day of each month in memory of Epicurus and Metrodorus, which Epicurus provided for in his will. Epicurean communities continued the custom long after his death.

    Greek εἰκάς (eikas); its members were called eikadistai

    The gathering held on the twentieth day of each month in memory of Epicurus and Metrodorus, which Epicurus provided for in his will. Epicurean communities continued the custom long after his death.

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    Source: Diogenes Laertius, Lives 10.18 (Epicurus' will).

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