Lyceum. See Peripatetics.
Lycophron. Poet and grammarian 270 B.C. His poem Alexandra or Cassandra consists of supposed oracles of Cassandra, 'of no poetic value, but forms an inexhaustible mine of grammatical, historical, and mythological erudition.'
Lycurgus (1). Ancient lawgiver at Sparta, who established the constitution and training that gave Sparta its military pre-eminence, 884 B.C.
Lycurgus (2). Attic orator, a warm supporter of Demosthenes.
Lynceus. One of the Argonauts; could distinguish small objects at nine miles.
Lysimachus. One of Alexander's generals, succeeded to Thrace on the division of the Macedonian empire. His wife Arsinoë made him believe that his son Agathocles was plotting against him, and he put him to death.
Lysippus. A great sculptor, of Sicyon, in the time of Alexander.
Maeandrius. Secretary to Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, to whose power he succeeded in 522 B.C.
Magi. A priesthood among the Medes and Persians, founded by Zoroaster.