Conon
Conon (gen.: Κόνωνος) was a Greek grammarian and mythographer of the age of Augustus (who lived 63 BC – 14 AD), the author of a work titled Διηγήσεις (Narrations), addressed to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia. It was a collection of fifty narratives relating to the mythical and heroic period, and especially the foundation of colonies. An epitome of the work was preserved in the Bibliotheca of Photius, the 9th-century patriarch of Constantinople.
Conon
- Born
- 36.
- Died
- 17.
- Occupation
- writer and mythographer.
- Known for
- Narrations.
- Languages
- Ancient Greek.
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Conon (gen.: Κόνωνος) was a Greek grammarian and mythographer of the age of Augustus (who lived 63 BC – 14 AD), the author of a work titled Διηγήσεις (Narrations), addressed to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia. It was a collection of fifty narratives relating to the mythical and heroic period, and especially the foundation of colonies. An epitome of the work was preserved in the Bibliotheca of Photius, the 9th-century patriarch of Constantinople.
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Born in 36, died in 17.
The recorded working language is Ancient Greek. Works named in the authority record are Narrations.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4374166-6, Conon.
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- 1.Malcolm Brown (2004). The Narratives of Konon: Text, Translation and Commentary on the Diegeseis.
- 2.Photius I of Constantinople, Bibliotheca, Codex 186. Translated by Brady Kiesling.
- 3.Photius, Bibliotheca, Cod. 189.
- 4.Histor. Poet. Script, p. 241, &c., Paris, 1675
- 5.Lips. 1794 and 1802.
- 6.Göttingen 1798.
- 7.Or. xviii. torn. i. p. 480.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 4374166-6, Conon.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 15 August 2026.
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