Musaeus Grammaticus
Musaeus Grammaticus (Mousaios) probably belongs to the beginning of the 6th century AD, as his poetic style and metre are evidently modeled on those of Nonnus. He lived before Agathias (530–582) and has been identified with a correspondent of Procopius of Gaza. His poem (340 hexameter lines) on the story of Hero and Leander is considered the most beautiful of the age (editions by Franz Passow, 1810; Gottfried Heinrich Schäfer, 1825; Karl Dilthey, 1874; Hans Färber, Hero und Leander: Musaios und die weiteren antiken Zeugnisse, Greek and Latin texts with German translation, Munich: Heimeran, 1961).
Musaeus Grammaticus
Sailko · CC BY 3.0
- Born
- 500
- Died
- 600
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Known for
- Hero and Leander
- Languages
- medieval Greek · Ancient Greek
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Musaeus Grammaticus (Mousaios) probably belongs to the beginning of the 6th century AD, as his poetic style and metre are evidently modeled on those of Nonnus. He lived before Agathias (530–582) and has been identified with a correspondent of Procopius of Gaza. His poem (340 hexameter lines) on the story of Hero and Leander is considered the most beautiful of the age (editions by Franz Passow, 1810; Gottfried Heinrich Schäfer, 1825; Karl Dilthey, 1874; Hans Färber, Hero und Leander: Musaios und die weiteren antiken Zeugnisse, Greek and Latin texts with German translation, Munich: Heimeran, 1961).
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Musaeus Grammaticus. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
gnd · 119506203 · wikidata · Q1954009 · wikipedia · Musaeus Grammaticus
In this article
Identity
Identity
The little love-poem Alpheus and Arethusa (Palatine Anthology ix. 362) is also ascribed to Musaeus.
Musaeus Grammaticus is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as writer and poet.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
500
Musaeus Grammaticus born.
600
Musaeus Grammaticus died.
Primary material
Documents and archives
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1954009: Musaeus Grammaticus
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 119506203, Musaeus, Grammaticus.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
reference work
- “Musaeus Grammaticus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Literature
Literature
MUSAEUS GRAMMATICUS, The Plantin Press Online
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.L. Migotto, Introduzione, in Museo, Ero e Leandro, Roma 1992, pp. XXVII-XXIX.
- 2.E. Novelli, Ero e Leandro, 1880, p. XVIII.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
Institutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1954009: Musaeus GrammaticusWikimedia Foundation
Institutional witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 119506203, Musaeus, Grammaticus.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
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.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Musa GareyevAuthor
- Musa HawamdehAuthor
- Musa McKimAuthor
- Musaemura ZimunyaAuthor
- Musaeus of EphesusAuthor
- Mushafi Ghulam HamdaniAuthor
- Mushir KazmiAuthor
- Mushitarō OguriAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Musaeus Grammaticus?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.