ARISTOTLE AND THE EARLIER PERIPATETICS vol.I by Eduard Zeller, B.F.C.Costelloe 1897

THE LIFE OF AMIQTOTLE 5
him to reside near the king, 1 but we cannot tell how
old Aristotle then was, or how long this state of things
lasted, or what personal relations resulted from it.
Equally little knowledge have we as to the early development
of his mind, or the circumstances or method of his
education. 2 The sole piece of information we have as
to this section of his life is the remark of the Pseudo-
Ammonius 3 that after the death of both his parents, 4 one
Proxenus of Atarneus 6 took over his education, so that
in later life the grateful pupil did the like service for
Proxenus' son Nicanor, of whom he took charge while
he was a child, and to whom he gave his own daughter
in marriage.
Notwithstanding the untrustworthy character
of our informant, 6 the story seems to be true 7 ;
doubt the story did refer originally
to his father. The Anon.
Menagii (with V. 1/lwro. 1, and
Airvmon. Latin. 1) mentions a
brother and sister of Aristotle.
1
For Diog. 1, following Hermippus,
says expressly : ovvefila
[Niffifyiaxos] 'AfiijvT^ tQ Matceddvuv
fia