Hermippus reports that he was an associate of Pythagoras .
Associate appears in Iamblichus 's catalogue of Pythagoreans ; thus associate is one of the few Pythagoreans who can be dated from the time of Pythagoras .
Hermippus reports that he was an associate of Pythagoras , and he appears in Iamblichus 's catalogue of Pythagoreans ; thus he is one of the few Pythagoreans who can be dated from the time of Pythagoras .