proper nounPhĭlŏlāusPHILOLAVS☆ KeepMeaninga Pythagorean philosopher of CrotonLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PHILOLAUSLEWIS & SHORTPHILOLAUSPhĭlŏlāus, i, m., = Φιλόλαος, I. a Pythagorean philosopher of Croton, a disciple of Archytas, Cic. de Or. 3, 34, 139; id. Rep. 1, 10, 16.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyPhilolausPhilolaus (Φιλόλας), a distinguished Pythagorean philosopher. According to Diogenes Laertius (8.84) he was born at Crotona; according to other authori…