Apollonius of Rhodes

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Apollonius of Rhodes

(born c. 295 BC) Greek poet and grammarian. He served as librarian of the famous Library of Alexandria. His Argonautica, a romantic epic in four books about the Argonauts, is derived from Homer and is noted for its suggestive similes, vivid descriptions of nature, and fresh handling of old episodes.

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No references found			His many classical sources include Hesiod, Alcman, Pindar, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Menander, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Aratus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus, Diodorus Siculus, Tibullus, Strabo, Hyginus, Horace, Diogenes Laertius, Lucian, and Claudian, to name but a few, along with many scholiasts and patristic authors such as the expected Lactantius, Eusebius, Augustine, and Fulgentius. Mythologiae by Hunt, Patrick / Renaissance Quarterly Others of the better known include Homer, Hesiod, Alcaeus of Mytilene, Sappho of Eressus, Solon of Athens, Anacreon of Teos, Pindar of Thebes, and Apollonius of Rhodes. The first poets; lives of the ancient Greek poets by Reference & Research Book News In fact, Phillips lists eleven Greek authors including the canonical Hesiod, Plutarch, Xenophon, and Apollonius of Rhodes. Richard J. DuRocher. Milton among the Romans: the Pedagogy and ... by Mulryan, John / Renaissance Quarterly			Apollo program Apollo space program Apollo Theatre Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Apollodorus Apollodorus of Damascus Apollon Apollon Aleksandrovich Grigorev Apollon Aleksandrovich Skalkovskii Apollon Grigorev Apollon Innokentevich Shadaev Apollon Karamanovich Kutateladze Apollon Kutateladze Apollon Maikov Apollon Nikolaevich Maikov Apollon Shadaev Apollon Skalkovskii Apollon Vasilevich Vedeniapin Apollon Vedeniapin Apollonia Apollonia of Illyria Apollonian Games Apollonius Apollonius Dyscolos Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Rhodes Apollonius of Tralles Apollonius of Tyana Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius' problem Apollos Apollos Apollosovich Musin-Pushkin Apollos Musin-Pushkin Apollov, Boris Apollov, Boris Aleksandrovich Apollyon apologetics Apologist Apologists Apologue apology apolune apolysis apomeiosis apomercurian Apomixis apomorph apomorphine apomyoglobin aponeurosis aponsa			Apollon Karamanovich Kutateladze Apollon Kutateladze Apollon Maikov Apollon Nikolaevich Maikov Apollon Shadaev Apollon Skalkovskii Apollon Vasilevich Vedeniapin Apollon Vedeniapin Apollonia Apollonia (city) Apollonia of Illyria Apollonian Apollonian and Dionysian Apollonian and Dionysian Apollonian and Dionysian Apollonian Games Apollonios Apollonios Apollonios Rhodios Apollonios Rhodios Apollonious of Rhodes Apollonious of Rhodes Apollonius Apollonius Apollonius (philosopher) Apollonius Dyscolos Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Perge Apollonius of Perge Apollonius of Rhodes Apollonius of Tralles Apollonius of tyan Apollonius of Tyana Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius Thyaneus Apollonius Tyaneus Apollonius' problem Apollonopolis Magna apollos apollos Apollos Apollosovich Musin-Pushkin Apollos Musin-Pushkin Apollov, Boris Apollov, Boris Aleksandrovich Apollyon Apollyon Apolo Apologer apologetic apologetic apologetic Apologetic proverb apologetical apologetical apologetical apologetically apologetically apologetics apologetics

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