Phanocles

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Phanocles ( Greek  Φανοκλῆς Phanoklḗs ) was an ancient Greek elegiac . He lived around the first half of the 3rd century BC. Chr.

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Phanocles, whose origin and exact lifetime are unknown, worked in the early Hellenistic era. Only one collection of Elegies written by him is known, which was entitled Eroten oder Schöne ( ῎Ερωτες ἢ Καλοί ) and dealt with the subject of pederasty . Amorous relationships between gods and mythical heroes and attractive boys were depicted. The arrangement of the material was like a catalog, using Hesiod's catalog for women as a model. There was probably a certain closeness to the three books of Leontion's love strategies by the Greek poet Hermesianax .

In the Florilegium , a collection of excerpts from Greek texts compiled by Johannes Stobaios , a longer fragment by Phanocles has been preserved. This fragment, one of the most beautiful samples of Greek elegiac poetry, deals with Orpheus' love for the youthful Kalaïs , son of Boreas , the wind god , and his death by Thracian women. Further fragments show that Phanocles' work also depicts the love of Cyknos for Phaethon , Dionysus for Adonis , Tantalus for Ganymedes and Agamemnon for Argynnos . Phanocles' interest in aitiology and his rationalization of myths is evident.

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  1. ↑ Clemens of Alexandria , Stromateis 6,2,23.
  2. ↑ Johannes Stobaios, Florilegium 64,14.
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SURNAME Phanocles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Φανοκλῆς (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek elegiac
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century BC Chr.