Hermias (/hɜːrˈmaɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμείας Hermeias) was a Neoplatonist philosopher who was born in Alexandria c. 410 AD.
He married Aedesia, who was a relative of Syrianus, and who had originally been betrothed to Proclus, but Proclus broke the engagement off after receiving a divine warning.
Hermias brought Syrianus' teachings back to Alexandria, where he lectured in the school of Horapollo, receiving an income from the state.
Aedesia, however, continued to receive an income from the state, in order to raise the children, enabling them to become philosophers.
[2] It consists of notes based on the lectures conducted by Syrianus concerning Plato's Phaedrus.