philotus

Updated: February 26, 2026

The semimythical poet Philotus was so thin that it was said that he fastened lead on his shoes to prevent his being blown away, a condition the opposite of that of Dionysius of Heraclea, who, after choking to death from his fat, could hardly be moved to his grave.

George M. (George Milbrey) Gould - Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine