What is "proclus"

Proclus Lycaeus (; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485 AD), called the Successor ( Greek , Próklos ho Diádokhos), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major Classical philosophers (see Damascius). He set forth one of the most elaborate and fully developed systems of Neoplatonism. He stands near the end of the classical development of philosophy, and was very influential on Western medieval philosophy (Greek and Latin).

Proclus is a young lunar impact crater located to the west of the Mare Crisium, on the east shore of the Palus Somni. It lies to the south of the prominent, terraced crater Macrobius, and west-northwest of the lava-flooded Yerkes. Between Proclus and Yerkes, on the edge of the mare, are the Promontories named Olivium and Lavinium.

The rim of Proclus is distinctly polygonal in shape, having the shape of a pentagon, and does not rise very far above the surrounding terrain. It has a high albedo, being second only to Aristarchus in brightness. The interior wall displays some slumping, and the floor is uneven with a few small rises from slump blocks.

The crater has a notable ray system that extends for a distance of over 600 kilometers. The rays display an asymmetry of form, with the most prominent being rays to the northwest, north-northeast, and northeast. There is an arc with no ejecta to the southwest. These features suggest an oblique impact at a low angle. The rays indicate the crater is part of the Copernican System.

A candidate landing site for the Apollo program was located about 100 km north-northeast of Proclus. The site was rejected in favor of the geologically diverse Taurus-Littrow valley for the Apollo 17 mission.

Proclus or Proklos is the name of several historical figures.

By itself, the name Proclus normally refers to:

• Proclus Diadochus (Proklos the Successor), the 5th century Neoplatonist philosopher

Proclus may also refer to:

In history and literary history:

• Archbishop Proclus of Constantinople, a 5th-century saint
• Eutychius Proclus, a 2nd-century grammarian, tutor of Marcus Aurelius, and possibly author of the Chrestomathy
• Proclus (prefect of Constantinople), who lived under the reign of Theodosius the Great in the 4th century
• Proclus Oneirocrites, a soothsayer
• Proclus Mallotes, a Stoic philosopher
• Proclus of Naucratis, a 2nd-century teacher of rhetoric
• Proclus (mosaicist), an artist in the time of Augustus
• Larginus Proclus, a 1st-century German who narrowly escaped execution by Domitian

In astronomy:

• Proclus (crater), a crater on the moon

The following are correctly called Proculus:

• several Christian saints named Proculus: see Saint Proculus (disambiguation)
• Proculus, the 3rd-century Roman usurper

Ancient sources are known to have called the following both Proclus, Proculus, and other variants:

• Proclus (Montanist) or Proculus, a 2nd-century adherent of Montanism and founder of the sect called the Procliani
• Proclus of Rhegium or Proculus, a 1st-century physician
• Proclus or Proculeius, a hierophant at Laodiceia in Syria

Proclus, Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος), or Proculus is the name of a follower of Montanus in antiquity. He probably lived in the 2nd century. The sect called the Procliani were named after him, and the mainstream Catholic church considered them sufficiently heretical to require rebaptizing if they returned to the church (Fabric., Bibl. Graec. 9.366).

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