Damophilus
or Demo'philus, a painter and modeller (plastes) who, with Gorgasus, embellished the temple of Ceres by the Circus Maximus at Rome with works of art in both departments, to which was affixed an inscription in Greek verses, intimating that the works on the right were by Damophilus, those on the left by Gorgasus. (Plin. Nat. 35.12. s. 45.) This temple was that of Ceres, Liber, and Libera, which was vowed by the dictator A. Postumius, in his battle with the Latins, B. C. 496, and was dedicated by Sp. Cassius Viscellinus in B. C. 493. (Dionys. A. R. 6.17, 94; Tac. Ann. 2.49.) See Demophilus. [P.S]
(Δαμόφιλος), a philosopher and sophist, was brought up by Julian, who was consul under the emperor Marcus. His writings were very numerous; the following were found in the libraries by Suidas: 1. Φιλόβιβλος, the first book of which was upon books worth having (περὶ ἀξιοκτήτων βιβλίων), and was addressed to Lollius Maximus; 2. On the Lives of the Ancients (περὶ βίων ἀρχαίων); and very many others. (Suid. s.v. Voss. Hist. Graec. pp. 269, 270, ed. Westermann.) [P.S]
- Paus. 9.13.6