Hedylus
Hedylus (Hḗdylos; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Greek epigrammatic poet of the Hellenistic period. The son Hedyle, and a native of Samos or Athens.
Also recorded as Hedylus Epigrammaticus · Hedylus Samius · Hedyl.
Hedylus
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- Born
- 300. · Athens.
- Died
- 300.
- Nationality
- Classical Athens.
- Occupation
- poet, writer and epigrammatist.
- Languages
- Ancient Greek.
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His epigrams were included in the Garland of Meleager. Eleven of them are in the Greek Anthology, but the genuineness of two of these is very doubtful. Most of his epigrams are in praise of wine, and all of them are sportive. In some he describes the dedicatory offerings in the temple of Arsinoe, among which he mentions the hydraulic organ of Ctesibius. Besides this indication of his time, we know that he was the contemporary and rival of Callimachus and friend of Poseidippus of Pella. He lived therefore in the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and is to be classed with the Alexandrian school of poets.
The recorded working language is Ancient Greek. Residence is recorded at Samos and Alexandria.
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300
Hedylus born at Athens.
300
Hedylus died.
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Samos and Alexandria.
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Athens.
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- “Hedylus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 102394539, Hedylus, Samius.
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- 1.Ateneo, VII 297a.
- 2.E. Degani, L'epigramma, in Lo spazio letterario della Grecia antica, I/2, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 1993, p. 218.
- 3.Citato come "Sicelida" in VI Gow -Page.
- 4.IX-X Gow-Page.
- 5.Uno solo è erotico: cfr. F. Foglia, Edilo di Samo: una notte d'amore (AP V 199), in "Hellenikà", 55 (2005), n. 5, pp. 19-31.
- 6.Cfr. Ep. VII-IX Gow-Page.
- 7.IV Gow-Page per Ctesibio; III, V VI per altri epigrammi anatematici.
- 8.V Gow-Page.
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