Philostephanus

Philostephanos of Cyrene (Latin: Philo Stephen, in older literature sometimes Polystephanus; * in Cyrene ) was a Greek poet and historian of the 3rd century BC He was a friend or pupil of Callimachus and probably lived mainly in Alexandria.

Of his works, only fragments survive, including many scholiasts and lexicographers.

Works (selection)

  • Peri paradox Potamon
  • Peri paradox krenon

Expenditure

  • C. Müller (eds.): . Fragmenta, Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum III, Didot, Paris 1841-1870, 28-34 ( incomplete)
Cyrene, Libya Ludwig Preller Johann Gottfried Gruber William Smith (lexicographer) Little, Brown and Company Johann Heinrich Zedler Integrated Authority File
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