（Κρατύλος). A Greek philosopher, and disciple of
Heraclitus. According to Aristotle (Metaph. i. 6), Plato attended his lectures in his youth. Cratylus is
one of the interlocutors in the dialogue of Plato called after his name.
Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.
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