His name Eudoxus means " honored " or " of good repute " It is analogous to the Latin name Benedictus . Eudoxus ' s father Aeschines of Cnidus loved to watch stars at night . Eudoxus first travelled to Tarentum to study with Archytas , from whom he learned mathematics . While in Italy , Eudoxus visited Sicily , where he studied medicine with Philiston .