Idomeneus of Lampsacus (Ἰδομενεύς ὁ Λαμψακηνός) was a Greek historian and biographer of the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BCE. A native of Lampsacus on the Hellespont, he was a prominent pupil and associate of Epicurus within the philosopher’s circle [1][2]. Beyond this association, no further biographical details are recorded.

His principal work, On the Socratics (Περὶ τῶν Σωκρατικῶν), was a biographical account of Socrates’ disciples. The text is now lost, surviving only in fragments and testimonia preserved by later authors [1][2].

Idomeneus is significant as a source for the lives of Socratic philosophers and for the early Epicurean school. Later doxographers like Diogenes Laertius cited his work, which often included anecdotal and personal details, for information on figures such as Aristippus [2]. His fragments provide valuable insight into Hellenistic biographical traditions.

Sources 1. Suda, Iota 40 (Suda On Line): https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/iota/40 2. Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Eminent Philosophers (Perseus Digital Library): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0258%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D1