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

64. PRODROMUS (2), or, as he is sometimes called in the MSS., Theodorus Ptochoprodromus, a monk who lived in the first half of the twelfth century. On entering upon the monastic life he received the name of Hilarion. He was held in great repute by his contemporaries as a scholar and philosopher, and received the appellation of Κυρός (equivalent to κύριος in the Greek of the Middle Ages).