4. A conjuror, who attracted great admiration by his wonderful feats of legerdemain, such as making fire burst forth spontaneously. Cratisthenes of Phlius was his disciple. (Athen. 1.19e. ; D. L. 2.59.)
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