Panedes
Panedes or Panides , sometimes also Paneides (from Greek Πανήδης or Πανίδης), king of Chalkis and brother of Amphidamas , was the judge in the poets' contest between Homer and Hesiod , the historicity of which is not proven.
The Greek people unanimously saw Homer as the victor, but Panedes decided that Hesiod deserved the first prize, since a poet who called for peace and agricultural labor in his work should be justly given preference over one who - as Homer does - tell of wars and battles.
This decision was generally considered foolish and wrong, which is why the term judgment of Panedes developed into a winged word and commonly stands for an unjustified, wrong judgment.
See also
literature
- Erich Bethe : Ἀγὼν Ὁμήρου καὶ Ἡσιόδου. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 867-869.
- Ernst Vogt: Ἀγὼν Ὁμήρου καὶ Ἡσιόδου. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, Col. 139 f.
swell
- Philostratus , Heroikos , 18.2.
- Pausanias , Helládos Periēgēsis , 9.31.3.
Individual evidence
- ^ Meyer's Neues Konversationslexikon, Hildburghausen and New York, 1859, 12th vol., P. 97.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Panedes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Panides; Paneides; Πανήδης (Greek); Πανίδης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Chalcis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr. |