th ▁century ▁BC . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁On es ic rit us ▁who ▁sent ▁Phil is cus ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁And rost hen es , ▁to ▁Ath ens ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁so ▁char med ▁by ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Di ogen es ▁of ▁S ino pe ▁that ▁On es ic rit us ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁dis ci ple . ▁According ▁to ▁Herm ipp us ▁of ▁S my r na , ▁Phil is cus ▁was ▁the ▁pup il ▁of ▁St il po . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁of ▁Ph oc ion . ▁The ▁S uda ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great , ▁but ▁no ▁other ▁ancient ▁writer ▁mentions ▁this . ▁A elian , ▁though , ▁has ▁preserved ▁a ▁short ▁ex h ort ation ▁by ▁Phil is cus ▁addressed ▁to ▁Alexander : ▁Take ▁care ▁of ▁your ▁reputation ; ▁don ' t ▁become ▁a ▁pl ague ▁or ▁a ▁great ▁dis aster , ▁bring ▁peace ▁and ▁health . ▁ ▁The ▁S uda ▁mentions ▁that ▁Phil is cus ▁wrote ▁dialog ues ▁including ▁one ▁called ▁C od rus . ▁Sat yrus ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁tra ged ies ▁as cribed ▁to ▁Di ogen es ▁were , ▁in ▁fact , ▁written ▁by ▁Phil is cus . ▁Among ▁the ▁dialog ues ▁as cribed ▁to ▁Di ogen es ▁by ▁S otion , ▁one ▁is ▁entitled ▁Phil is cus . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 4 th - century ▁BC ▁Greek ▁people ▁Category : 4 th - century ▁BC