Homeros from Byzantion

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Homeros of Byzantium was an ancient Greek grammarian and poet from Byzantium . His main creative period was during the 124th Olympiad (284/280 BC) at the court of Ptolemy II. He was the son of Andromachos and the poet Moiro . He was also nicknamed neos / neoteros ("the boy"). He was one of seven members of the tragic Pleiad and the rival of Sositheus . Homeros wrote 45 or 57 tragedies and an epic ; none of his works has survived.

literature

  • Franz Stoessl: Homeros 2. In: The Little Pauly. Volume 2, 1967, Col. 1208.
personal data
SURNAME Homeros from Byzantion
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek grammarian and poet
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century BC Chr.