Euphorion (Author)
Euphorion (* around 276 BC in Chalkis on Euboea ; † after 223 BC ) was a Greek poet and writer of Hellenism . He studied with the philosophers Lakydes of Cyrene and Prytanis of Karystos , among others . Later he belonged to the circle of the ruler Nicaia of Corinth . In addition to prosaic works, he wrote epics , elegies and epigrams in screwy language and dark language. Euphorion died as the librarian of the Seleucid king Antiochus III.
Text output
- Felix Scheidweiler (Ed.): Euphorionis fragmenta . Georgi, Bonn 1908
literature
- Albin Lesky : History of Greek Literature. 3rd, revised edition, Saur, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-11423-0 , pp. 847-849
- Doris Meyer: Euphorion . In: Bernhard Zimmermann , Antonios Rengakos (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Greek literature of antiquity. Volume 2: The Literature of the Classical and Hellenistic Period. CH Beck, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-406-61818-5 , pp. 109-115
- Franz Skutsch : Euphorion (4) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, Col. 1174-1190 (outdated).
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| SURNAME | Euphorion |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Euphorion of Chalcis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Greek poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 276 BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chalkis , Euboea |
| DATE OF DEATH | 225 BC Chr. |