Herodas
Herodas (Greek Ἡρώδας Hērṓdas ; also Herondas or Heroidas ) was an ancient Greek poet of Mimiamben in the epoch of Hellenism . He probably came from Kos and lived in the 3rd century BC. Very little was known of him until 1890, when nine of his mimiambes were found on an Egyptian papyrus .
Most of his stories feature people from the lower classes such as brothel keepers and slaves. Herodas was an imitator of the Ionian poet Hipponax . He lived in Alexandria for at least a while .
Text editions and translations
- Otto Crusius , Rudolf Herzog (ed.): The Mimiamben des Herondas. 2nd, completely revised edition. Dieterich, Leipzig 1926, reprint Olms, Hildesheim 1967 (with German translation)
literature
- Doris Meyer: Herodas / Herondas . 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. 204-213
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| SURNAME | Herodas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἡρώδας (Greek); Herondas; Heroidas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Kos |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |