Triphiodoros
Triphiodoros (also Tryphiodoros ) was a poet. He lived in the third or fourth century and came from Egypt. His only surviving work is The Conquest of Troy (Greek Iliou Halosis or Latin Excidium Ilii ), a poem with 691 verses. Other titles are Marathoniaca and The Story of Hippodamea . His writing style lies between that of the Nonnos of Panopolis and that of Quintus Smyrnaeus .
literature
- Uwe Dubielzig: Triphiodōru Iliu halōsis. Edition with introduction, translation and critical-exegetical notes . Tübingen 1996 ( Classica Monacensia 15), ISBN 3-8233-4874-4 .
- Conquest of Troy (Greek / German, publisher and translator Manuel Baumbach ), in: Greek Kleinepik, publisher Manuel Baumbach, Horst Sitta, Fabian Zogg, Tusculum Collection , De Gruyter 2019, ISBN 3-11-053420-7
- Rudolf Keydell : Triphiodoros. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 5, Stuttgart 1975, Col. 962.
Web links
Wikisource: Triphiodoros - Sources and full texts
- Literature by and about Triphiodoros in the catalog of the German National Library
- Triphiodoros, The Taking of Ilios
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Triphiodoros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tryphiodoros; Tryphiodorus; Triphiodorus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |