Life Damigeron the Magus (Δαμίγηρον ὁ Μάγος) is a pseudonymous author of a late antique lapidary text. No biographical details exist; the name, suggesting a Persian magician, and the attribution are typical of the pseudepigraphical tradition used to lend authority to occult works in the 4th or 5th century CE [2].

Works The sole work attributed to him is De virtutibus lapidum ("On the Virtues of Stones"), also known as Liber de lapidibus. This treatise details the magical and medicinal properties of stones, surviving only in a Latin translation from a lost Greek original [1][2].

Significance The text is a key example of the late antique lapidary genre, synthesizing earlier Hellenistic, Roman, and Near Eastern lore. It was instrumental in transmitting ancient knowledge of mineralogy and natural magic to the medieval Latin West and Arabic world, reflecting contemporary practices of pseudepigraphical authorship [1][2].

Sources 1. Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/lapidary 2. Perseus Digital Library, Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Ddamigeron-bio-1