How did Diogenes become a slave?
He volunteered
He was kidnapped by pirates
He was sold by his father
He was condemned from Sinope
Answer
Captured by pirates during a sea voyage, Diogenes, the renowned Cynic philosopher, found himself enslaved on the island of Crete. He was put up for auction as a slave, where a wealthy Corinthian named Xeniades recognized his potential and purchased him. Diogenes accepted his fate with characteristic stoicism, famously declaring that he would become the master of Xeniades rather than the other way around.
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