mˈoʊst əv ðə ɡɹˈiːkoʊɹˈoʊmən ˈælkɪmˌɪsts pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ zəsˈɪmoʊz ɑːɹ nˈoʊn ˈoʊnli baɪ sˈuːdoʊnˌɪmz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈoʊsᵻz, ˈaɪsɪs, klɪəpˈɑːtɹə, dˈɛməkɹˌɪɾəs, ænd ˈɑːsteɪnz.
Most of the Greco-Roman alchemists preceding Zosimos are known only by pseudonyms, such as Moses, Isis, Cleopatra, Democritus, and Ostanes.