2. A Cynic philosopher, or rather fanatic, a disciple of Colotes of Lampsacus. He used to go about garbed as an Erinnys, proclaiming himself a sort of spy from the infernal regions. (D. L. 6.102.) Suidas (s. v. φαίος) relates the same of Menippus, probably by mistake.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890