# Melissus of Samos — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers character guide

> Melissus of Samos in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0084-melissus

## Who they are

Pre-Socratic philosopher and a key figure in the Eleatic school.

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