581:
1091:
381:
1020:, which could run to dozens of books in length. Contained in the allegory are two reasons why Callimachus did not write in this genre: firstly, to Callimachus, poetry required a high level of refinement which could not be sustained over the course of a drawn-out work; secondly, most of his contemporaries were writers of epic, creating an over-saturation of the genre which he sought to avoid. Instead, he was interested in recondite, experimental, learned and even obscure topics. His poetry nevertheless surpasses epic in its allusions to previous literature.
932:
51:
2749:
2722:
2734:
1238:" and a sophisticated, but meaningless style proposed by Callimachus. Echoing Hunter's assessment in their 2012 book on the reception of Callimachus, the Hellenists Benjamin Acosta-Hughes and Susan Stephens comment that the scarcity of primary evidence and the reliance on Roman accounts has created a label of Callimacheanism that does not accurately represent his literary work.
1016:: "my good poet, feed my victim as fat as possible, but keep your Muse slender. This, too, I order from you: tread the way that wagons do not trample. Do not drive in the same tracks as others or on a wide road but on an untrodden path, even if yours is more narrow." The allegory is directed against the predominant poetic form of the day:
987:
have not survived the end of antiquity, scholars have reconstructed their content from references in surviving classical literature. Authors and their works were divided into the broad categories of 'poetry' and 'prose'. Both categories were further broken down into precise subcategories. For poets,
651:
It is contested among scholars of ancient literature whether
Callimachus's hymns had any real religious significance. The dominant view holds that they were literary creations to be read exclusively as poetry, though some scholars have linked individual elements to contemporary ritual practice. This
849:
are notable for their vivid language. Callimachus couches his aesthetic criticism in vivid imagery taken from the natural and social world: rival scholars are compared to wasps swarming from the ground and to flies resting on a goatherd. He often mixes different metaphors to create effects of "wit
1221:
Classical scholars place
Callimachus among the most influential Greek poets. According to Kathryn Gutzwiller, he "reinvented Greek poetry for the Hellenistic age by devising a personal style that came, through its manifestations in Roman poetry, to influence the entire tradition of modern
565:
offer a great variety of styles and draw on different branches of the epigrammatic tradition. According to the
Callimachus scholar Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, "heir intelligent play on language, meter, and word placement" have placed the poems among the most prominent works of the
837:
and personal relationships. He uses the polemical tone of the genre to defend himself against critics of his poetic style and his tendency to write in a variety of genres. This is made explicit in the final poem of the collection, where the poet compares himself to a
692:. With few exceptions, the collection is the earliest extant source for most of the myths it presents. Throughout the work, the poet's voice repeatedly intrudes into his narratives to offer comments on the dramatic situation. This pattern is described by the
948:
When working at the
Library of Alexandria, Callimachus was responsible for the library's cataloguing. In this function, he compiled a detailed bibliography of all existing Greek literature deriving from the library's shelf-lists. His catalogue, named
409:, is the main source about the life of Callimachus. Although the entry contains factual inaccuracies, it enables the re-construction of his biography by providing some otherwise unattested information. Callimachus was born into a prominent family in
988:
these included, among others, 'drama', 'epic', and 'lyric'; for prose writers, 'philosophy', 'oratory', 'history', and 'medicine'. Entries were sorted alphabetically, giving an author's biography and a list of his works. According to the classicist
766:
does not follow the pattern established in Books 1 and 2. Instead, individual aetiologies are set in a variety of dramatic situations and do not form a contiguous narrative. The books are framed by two well known narratives: Book 3 opens with the
702:
The poem is thought to have had about 4,000 lines and is organised into four individual books, which are divided in halves on stylistic grounds. In the first book, Callimachus describes a dream in which, as a young man, he was transported by the
907:, an ancient commentary on the work of Callimachus, stated that Callimachus abandoned his reluctance after being ridiculed for not writing lengthy poems. This explanation was probably derived from the poet's own intimation at the start of the
1226:, an expert on Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, states that the selective reception of Callimachus through Roman poets has led to a simplified picture of his poetry. Hunter writes that modern critics have drawn up a
479:
Despite the lack of precise sources, the outlines of
Callimachus's working life can be gathered from his poetry. Poems belonging to his period of economic hardship indicate that he began writing in the 280s BC, while his poem
1143:
saw his poetry as one of their "principal model". Due to the complexity of his poetic production, Roman authors did not attempt to reproduce
Callimachus's poems but creatively reused them in their own work. Vergil, in his
452:, an important centre of Greek culture. He appears to have experienced a period of relative poverty while working as a schoolteacher in the suburbs of the city. The truthfulness of this claim is disputed by the classicist
490:, who ascended to the throne in 246 BC. Contemporary references suggest that Callimachus was writing until about 240 BC, and Ferguson finds it likely that he died by 235 BC, at which time he would have been 75 years old.
2204:
1027:, describing the entirety of Greek literature written in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. In spite of their differences, his work shares many characteristics with that of his contemporaries including the
715:. The young poet interrogates the goddesses about the origins of unusual present day customs. This dialogue frames all aetiologies presented in the first book. The stories in the book include those of
1170:). Vergil's formulation leaves open whether he sought to write an epic with the refinement called for by Callimachus or whether he had turned his back on Callimacheanism as his career progressed.
372:, he "reinvented Greek poetry for the Hellenistic age by devising a personal style that came, through its manifestations in Roman poetry, to influence the entire tradition of modern literature".
612:
were "formal addresses to a god or group of gods on behalf of a community". Cultic hymns were written and performed in honour of a particular god; examples of this genre can be found in most
2360:
365:
saw his poetry as one of their "principal model" and engaged with it in a variety of ways. Modern classical scholars view him as one of the most influential Greek poets. According to the
502:, Callimachus wrote more than 800 individual works in prose and poetry. The vast majority of his literary production, including all prose output, has been lost with the exception of his
330:, but professed to adhere to a unique style of poetry: favouring small, recondite and even obscure topics, he dedicated himself to small-scale poetry and refused to write longwinded
1189:
by introducing obscure mythological material and numerous recondite details into his erotic history of Rome. At the same time, he challenges
Callimachean learnedness by depicting
1213:). His statement, though seemingly a criticism of the poet, pays homage to Callimachus's belief that technical skill and erudition were the most important attributes of a poet.
850:
and incongruity", such as when a laurel tree is described as "glaring like a wild bull". Ferguson also notes the poems' witty use of proverbs in dialectic passages of dialogue.
535:, were already an established as a form of literature by the 3rd century BC. Callimachus wrote at least 60 individual epigrams on a wide range of topics. While some of them are
620:
of the god, praise of his or her attributes, and a concluding prayer with a request for a favour. Callimachus wrote six such hymns, which can be divided into two groups: his
1154:, repeatedly alludes to Callimachus when contemplating the nature of his own poetry. Having followed Callimachus's example by rejecting traditional epic poetics in his 6th
1008:
that has become known as
Callimacheanism. He favoured small-scale topics over large and prominent ones, and refinement over long works of poetry. At the beginning of the
903:
Since most of
Callimachus's poetry is critical of epic as a genre, there has been some speculation about why he chose to write an epic poem after all. The author of the
1053:
Callimachus used both direct and indirect characterization in his works. The use of comparisons and similes is rather sparse. The use of intertextuality is observed in
437:
rather than to his father. His grandfather, also named
Callimachus, had served the city as a general. His mother's name was Megatima, falsely given as Mesatma by the
825:
whose defining feature was their aggressive, satirical tone. Although the poems are poorly preserved, their content is known from a set of ancient summaries (
2321:
1050:. Drawing on the Library of Alexandria, they all displayed an interest in intellectual pursuits, and they all attempted to revive neglected forms of poetry.
743:. Since most of its content has been lost, little is known about Book 2. The only aetiology commonly assumed to have been placed in the book are the stories
1057:, where descriptions of other characters are offered in order to provide contrast to the characterization of the main character. Frequent allusions to the
1222:
literature". She also writes that his lasting importance is demonstrated by the strong reactions his poetry elicited from contemporaries and posterity.
636:
because they present themselves as live re-enactments of a religious ritual in which both the speaker and the audience are imagined to take part. The
2797:
1557:
880:, a shorter form of epic poetry dealing with topics not traditionally present in larger-scale works. It recounts a story about the Greek hero
2132:
Acosta-Hughes, Benjamin (2019). "Callimachus on the Death of a Friend: A Short Study of Callimachean Epigram". In Henriksén, Christer (ed.).
2549:
1023:
Although Callimachus attempted to differentiate himself from other poets, his aesthetic philosophy is sometimes subsumed under the term of
688:
contains a collection of origin stories. Ranging in size from a few lines to extensive narratives, they are unified by a common metre—the
996:
were the first comprehensive bibliographic resource for Greek literature and a "vital reference tool" for using the Alexandrian Library.
2742:
2177:
389:
2497:
2593:
2574:
2534:
2508:
2482:
2459:
2432:
2394:
2375:
2303:
2277:
2247:
2221:
2192:
2157:
2007:
817:, Callimachus wrote that he would proceed to a more pedestrian field of poetry. By this, he referred to his collection of 13
2782:
50:
652:
issue is further complicated by Callimachus's purposeful amalgamation of fiction and potential real-world performance.
2802:
2726:
2777:
2547:(22 December 2015). "Callimachus (3), of Cyrene, "Battiades," Greek poet and scholar". In Goldberg, Sander (ed.).
2662:
601:
2451:
231:, he wrote over 800 literary works, most of which do not survive, in a wide variety of genres. He espoused an
2812:
2518:
963:
423:
183:
1115:
Callimachus and his aesthetic philosophy became an important point of reference for Roman poets of the late
456:
who describes it as "almost certainly outright fiction". Callimachus then entered into the patronage of the
337:
Callimachus and his aesthetic philosophy became an important point of reference for Roman poets of the late
2772:
31:
2557:
511:
58:
17:
561:
containing a collection of Greek epigrams and poems. Often written from a first-person perspective, the
2817:
2710:
2686:
2269:
2184:
1551:
2262:
1205:
kept for entertainment purposes. Ovid described Callimachus as "lacking in genius but strong in art" (
2257:
518:, whom he regarded as impossible to imitate. This could be the reason why he focused on short poems.
453:
272:, a comprehensive catalogue of all Greek literature. He is believed to have lived into the reign of
2787:
2700:
2676:
476:
John Ferguson puts the latest date of Callimachus's establishment at the imperial court at 270 BC.
224:
1024:
799:("Hair of Berenice"). Another notable story from the second half of the work is the love story of
2792:
2474:
2409:
2134:
744:
469:
385:
259:
2234:(2011). "Roman Callimachus". In Acosta-Hughes, Benjamis; Lehnus, Luigi; Stephens, Susan (eds.).
911:
and is therefore of limited authority. According to Cameron, Callimachus may have conceived the
954:
414:
174:
2566:
2807:
2753:
2611:
2295:
936:
487:
461:
273:
263:
2827:
2822:
2416:
2366:
2231:
1035:
1005:
684:. The title of Callimachus's work can be roughly translated into English as "origins". The
323:
232:
2748:
413:, a Greek city on the coast of modern-day Libya. He refers to himself as "son of Battus" (
8:
1104:
663:
482:
289:
155:
63:
287:, only a small number of his poetical texts have been preserved. His main works are the
2644:
2636:
2444:
2404:
2346:
2338:
2210:
Brill's New Pauly Supplements I – Volume 5 : The Reception of Classical Literature
2163:
1987:
1046:. They all interacted with earlier Greek literature, especially the poems of Homer and
727:. The second book continues the first's dialectic structure. It may have been set at a
696:
580:
567:
549:
434:
369:
228:
118:
1103:
interacts frequently with the work of Callimachus. This late-18th-century painting by
876:. Since the poem is estimated to run to have had around 1000 lines, it constitutes an
2648:
2628:
2589:
2570:
2530:
2504:
2492:
2478:
2455:
2428:
2390:
2371:
2350:
2299:
2273:
2243:
2217:
2188:
2167:
2153:
2141:
2003:
1402:
1223:
457:
255:
108:
87:
680:, 'cause') means an attempt to explain contemporary phenomena with a story from the
258:. After working as a schoolteacher in the city, he came under the patronage of King
2620:
2562:
2544:
2420:
2330:
2239:
2213:
2145:
1995:
1235:
885:
716:
536:
532:
2705:
2681:
540:
2526:
2499:
The Shadow of Callimachus: Studies in the Reception of Hellenistic Poetry at Rome
1227:
1074:
896:. At the end of the poem, Theseus establishes an annual feast and a sanctuary to
833:, Callimachus critically comments on issues of interest, revolving mostly around
792:
689:
235:, known as Callimacheanism, which exerted a strong influence on the poets of the
380:
2149:
1231:
1206:
1174:
1163:
1116:
796:
589:
338:
309:
136:
866:
Callimachus made only one attempt at writing a narrative poem, a mythological
444:
During the 280s, Callimachus is thought to have studied under the philosopher
318:. Callimachus shared many characteristics with his Alexandrian contemporaries
2766:
2632:
2287:
1406:
989:
872:
861:
822:
783:
narrative is an aetiology of the games themselves. The end of Book 4 and the
748:
708:
410:
406:
314:
247:
240:
205:
161:
83:
2315:
1999:
1090:
892:. They form a friendship as she recounts her former life as a member of the
1120:
776:
772:
342:
236:
2424:
2334:
648:
are viewed as non-mimetic since they do not re-create a ritual situation.
1986:
Harder, Annette (2018), De Temmerman, Koen; van Emde Boas, Evert (eds.),
1190:
1028:
1017:
893:
888:
from a destructive bull, was hosted by a poor but kindly old woman named
867:
613:
445:
331:
2342:
1390:
791:. In it, Callimachus relates how the queen gave a lock of her hair as a
2757:
2738:
2640:
2605:
1994:, Studies in Ancient Greek Narrative, vol. 4, Brill, pp. 100–115,
1136:
1043:
834:
732:
617:
558:
554:
473:
449:
358:
327:
220:
104:
1012:, he summarised his poetic programme in an allegory spoken by the god
1901:
1899:
1198:
1194:
931:
839:
780:
775:, the self-contained poem celebrates queen Berenice's victory in the
736:
728:
724:
693:
675:
403:
366:
294:
216:
128:
2624:
1202:
1124:
1108:
1039:
877:
800:
752:
528:
346:
144:
2733:
1896:
433:), but this may be an allusion to the city's mythological founder
30:
This article is about the ancient Greek poet. For other uses, see
2721:
1155:
1059:
941:
926:
904:
881:
756:
740:
720:
712:
633:
597:
547:
and purely literary themes. Most of them were transmitted in the
302:
268:
212:
132:
55:
1449:
1151:
1146:
1132:
1128:
1099:
1094:
1073:
Some Homeric influences can be seen through the use of Homeric
1047:
1031:
1013:
889:
544:
354:
350:
319:
306:
284:
1230:
between the "content-laden and socially engaged poetry of the
1182:
1065:
979:
974:
704:
669:
609:
585:
515:
460:, the Greek ruling dynasty of Egypt, and was employed at the
384:
Callimachus is thought to have worked under the patronage of
280:
251:
1461:
2076:
2074:
1960:
1936:
1911:
1760:
1758:
1596:
1594:
1140:
968:
897:
681:
593:
531:, brief, forceful poems originally written on stone and on
428:
398:
362:
298:
208:
188:
140:
1809:
1718:
1296:
1269:
1267:
1265:
1775:
1773:
1706:
1542:
1521:
1425:
1413:
510:. All other works mentioned below have been preserved in
2179:
Callimachus in Context: from Plato to the Augustan Poets
2071:
2046:
2034:
2022:
1785:
1755:
1743:
1694:
1670:
1591:
1579:
1497:
1485:
1391:"The Freedom of Influence: Callimachus and Latin Poetry"
1327:
1325:
1323:
1308:
1286:
1284:
1282:
1948:
1872:
1860:
1838:
1836:
1821:
1569:
1567:
1437:
1262:
973:), amounted to 120 volumes or five times the length of
1797:
1770:
1509:
2322:
Transactions of the American Philological Association
2174:
2110:
1905:
1473:
1372:
1370:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1349:
1320:
1279:
1252:
1250:
1173:
Having referred to himself as a "Roman Callimachus" (
441:. His unknown date of birth is placed around 310 BC.
1884:
1848:
1833:
1682:
1645:
1564:
842:
who is praised for crafting many different objects.
486:
shows signs of having been composed in the reign of
254:, he was educated in Alexandria, the capital of the
2098:
1337:
2604:
2548:
2496:
2443:
2408:
2359:
2314:
2261:
2203:
2176:
2133:
2086:
1361:
1247:
246:Born into a prominent family in the Greek city of
2175:Acosta-Hughes, Benjamin; Stephens, Susan (2012).
27:3rd-century BCE Greek poet, scholar and librarian
2764:
2446:Poetic Garlands: Hellenistic Epigrams in Context
2364:. In Cancik, Hubert; Schneider, Helmuth (eds.).
1185:Propertius follows the example of Callimachus's
787:as a whole is marked by another court poem, the
699:as one of the poem's most influential features.
1069:appear, for example reference to Antilochus in
223:during the 3rd century BC. A representative of
1107:shows Vergil reciting his poem to the emperor
759:, who were known for their excessive cruelty.
334:, the most prominent literary art of his day.
2131:
1467:
1455:
915:as a model epic according to his own tastes.
608:Among the oldest forms of religious writing,
1992:Characterization in Ancient Greek Literature
953:after the plural of the Greek for 'tablet' (
472:, who became sole ruler of Egypt in 283 BC.
2741:has original text related to this article:
279:Although Callimachus wrote prolifically in
2517:
2441:
2403:
2080:
1917:
1791:
1764:
1749:
1724:
1700:
1676:
1600:
1585:
1556:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1503:
1431:
1302:
1273:
49:
2503:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2230:
2052:
2040:
2028:
821:, drawing on an established tradition of
468:, his career coincided with the reign of
2583:
2384:
2357:
1966:
1954:
1942:
1779:
1573:
1527:
1515:
1491:
1479:
1443:
1419:
1355:
1331:
1314:
1290:
1089:
930:
795:which later became a constellation, the
579:
379:
2567:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1278
2543:
2312:
2256:
1815:
1803:
1712:
1376:
1343:
1004:In his poetry, Callimachus espoused an
935:19th-century artistic rendering of the
14:
2765:
2491:
2468:
2286:
2201:
2116:
2104:
2092:
1985:
1890:
1878:
1866:
1842:
1827:
1688:
1651:
1388:
1256:
596:. This statue of the god was found at
390:National Archaeological Museum, Naples
388:. This bust of Ptolemy is held at the
2798:Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology
2602:
2588:. New York: Oxford University Press.
1981:
1979:
1977:
1975:
1854:
1211:Quamvis ingenio non valet, arte valet
239:and, through them, on all subsequent
884:, who, after liberating the city of
2561:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2407:(2007). Gutzwiller, Kathryn (ed.).
24:
1972:
1150:, an epic about the wanderings of
999:
616:. A typical hymn would contain an
448:and the grammarian Hermocrates at
25:
2839:
2656:
2411:A Guide to Hellenistic Literature
1906:Acosta-Hughes & Stephens 2012
939:, where Callimachus compiled the
2747:
2732:
2720:
2361:"Aetiology. I. Greek literature"
2236:Brill's Companion to Callimachus
735:, where Callimachus worked as a
514:. Callimachus was an admirer of
493:
312:, and a narrative poem entitled
2125:
2058:
1923:
1730:
1657:
1632:
1619:
1606:
1533:
1382:
602:Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
2452:University of California Press
2292:Libraries in the Ancient World
2136:A Companion to Ancient Epigram
13:
1:
2389:. Boston: Twayne Publishers.
2208:. In Wibier, Matthijs (ed.).
1241:
771:. Composed in the style of a
194:
97:
76:
2711:Resources in other libraries
2687:Resources in other libraries
2606:"The PĂnakes of Callimachus"
2471:Callimachus: Aetia. Volume 1
2442:Gutzwiller, Kathryn (1998).
2370:. Leiden: Brill Publishers.
1080:
969:
676:
429:
189:
32:Callimachus (disambiguation)
7:
2558:Oxford Classical Dictionary
2264:Callimachus and His Critics
521:
10:
2844:
2783:Ancient Greek erotic poets
2294:. New Haven, Connecticut:
2270:Princeton University Press
2202:AmbĂĽhl, Annemarie (2012).
2185:Cambridge University Press
2150:10.1002/9781118841709.ch18
1085:
958:
924:
918:
859:
719:, Theiodamas, king of the
670:
661:
418:
178:
29:
2706:Resources in your library
2682:Resources in your library
2268:. Princeton, New Jersey:
1216:
853:
150:
124:
114:
93:
72:
48:
41:
2803:Librarians of Alexandria
2584:Stephens, Susan (2015).
2469:Harder, Annette (2012).
2450:. Berkeley, California:
2358:Fantuzzi, Marco (2006).
1193:details of contemporary
806:
655:
573:
262:and was employed at the
256:Ptolemaic kings of Egypt
225:Ancient Greek literature
2778:Ancient Greek educators
2603:Witty, Francis (1958).
2475:Oxford University Press
2385:Ferguson, John (1980).
2316:"Berenice and her Lock"
2140:. Hoboken, New Jersey:
2000:10.1163/j.ctv29sfv4t.11
900:in honour of his host.
779:. Enveloped within the
762:The second half of the
470:Ptolemy II Philadelphus
386:Ptolemy II Philadelphus
375:
260:Ptolemy II Philadelphus
2725:Quotations related to
2586:Callimachus: The Hymns
1389:Arkins, Brian (1988).
1210:
1178:
1167:
1112:
1077:, such as katĹŤmadian.
945:
723:and the voyage of the
605:
584:Callimachus wrote six
557:discovered in 1606 at
393:
266:where he compiled the
2612:The Library Quarterly
2425:10.1002/9780470690185
2335:10.1353/apa.2011.0013
2313:Clayman, Dee (2011).
2296:Yale University Press
2232:Barchiesi, Alessandro
1093:
937:Library of Alexandria
934:
600:and is housed at the
583:
488:Ptolemy III Euergetes
462:Library of Alexandria
383:
274:Ptolemy III Euergetes
264:Library of Alexandria
2813:3rd-century BC poets
2417:Blackwell Publishers
2242:. pp. 511–533.
2144:. pp. 319–335.
1162:as a "better work" (
1158:, Vergil labels his
1036:Apollonius of Rhodes
1006:aesthetic philosophy
813:At the close of his
801:Acontius and Cydippe
324:Apollonius of Rhodes
297:poem, six religious
233:aesthetic philosophy
2773:Ancient Greek poets
2519:Hutchinson, Gregory
2405:Gutzwiller, Kathryn
1969:, pp. 161–162.
1945:, pp. 159–160.
1818:, pp. 137–138.
1458:, pp. 319–320.
1179:Romanus Callimachus
1105:Jean-Baptiste Wicar
769:Victory of Berenice
664:Aetia (Callimachus)
592:, including one to
464:. According to the
2752:Works by or about
2523:Hellenistic Poetry
1715:, pp. 229–30.
1468:Acosta-Hughes 2019
1456:Acosta-Hughes 2019
1113:
946:
717:Linus and Coroebus
697:Kathryn Gutzwiller
606:
568:Hellenistic period
550:Palatine Anthology
543:, others touch on
394:
370:Kathryn Gutzwiller
305:, a collection of
241:Western literature
229:Hellenistic period
219:who was active in
119:Hellenistic period
2818:Hellenistic poets
2663:Library resources
2595:978-0-19-978304-5
2576:978-0-19-938113-5
2536:978-0-19-814748-0
2510:978-0-511-61849-9
2484:978-0-19-958101-6
2461:978-0-520-91897-9
2434:978-0-631-23321-3
2396:978-0-8057-6431-4
2377:978-90-04-12259-8
2367:Brill's New Pauly
2305:978-0-300-09721-4
2279:978-0-691-04367-8
2249:978-90-04-21697-6
2223:978-90-04-21893-2
2194:978-0-511-91999-2
2159:978-1-118-84170-9
2009:978-90-04-35630-6
1920:, pp. 60–61.
1881:, pp. 40–41.
1869:, pp. 39–40.
1830:, pp. 38–39.
1552:cite encyclopedia
1530:, pp. 11–12.
1422:, pp. 136–7.
1317:, pp. 23–24.
1305:, pp. 61–62.
1236:classical periods
1224:Richard L. Hunter
967:
614:Greek lyric poets
553:, a 10th-century
498:According to the
427:
402:, a 10th-century
187:
168:
167:
109:Ptolemaic Kingdom
88:Ptolemaic Kingdom
16:(Redirected from
2835:
2751:
2736:
2724:
2652:
2608:
2599:
2580:
2554:
2540:
2514:
2502:
2488:
2465:
2449:
2438:
2414:
2400:
2381:
2363:
2354:
2318:
2309:
2283:
2267:
2253:
2240:Brill Publishers
2227:
2214:Brill Publishers
2207:
2198:
2182:
2171:
2139:
2120:
2114:
2108:
2102:
2096:
2090:
2084:
2078:
2069:
2062:
2056:
2050:
2044:
2038:
2032:
2026:
2020:
2019:
2018:
2016:
1983:
1970:
1964:
1958:
1952:
1946:
1940:
1934:
1927:
1921:
1915:
1909:
1903:
1894:
1888:
1882:
1876:
1870:
1864:
1858:
1852:
1846:
1840:
1831:
1825:
1819:
1813:
1807:
1801:
1795:
1789:
1783:
1777:
1768:
1762:
1753:
1747:
1741:
1734:
1728:
1727:, pp. 47–8.
1722:
1716:
1710:
1704:
1698:
1692:
1686:
1680:
1674:
1668:
1661:
1655:
1649:
1643:
1636:
1630:
1623:
1617:
1610:
1604:
1598:
1589:
1583:
1577:
1571:
1562:
1561:
1555:
1547:
1537:
1531:
1525:
1519:
1513:
1507:
1501:
1495:
1494:, pp. 9–10.
1489:
1483:
1477:
1471:
1465:
1459:
1453:
1447:
1441:
1435:
1429:
1423:
1417:
1411:
1410:
1386:
1380:
1374:
1359:
1353:
1347:
1341:
1335:
1329:
1318:
1312:
1306:
1300:
1294:
1288:
1277:
1271:
1260:
1254:
972:
962:
960:
789:Lock of Berenice
755:, the tyrant of
679:
673:
672:
533:votive offerings
432:
422:
420:
396:An entry in the
203:
199:
196:
192:
182:
180:
102:
99:
81:
78:
53:
39:
38:
21:
2843:
2842:
2838:
2837:
2836:
2834:
2833:
2832:
2788:Cyrenean Greeks
2763:
2762:
2717:
2716:
2715:
2692:
2691:
2671:
2670:
2666:
2659:
2596:
2577:
2537:
2527:Clarendon Press
2511:
2493:Hunter, Richard
2485:
2462:
2435:
2397:
2378:
2306:
2280:
2250:
2224:
2195:
2160:
2128:
2123:
2119:, pp. 2–3.
2115:
2111:
2103:
2099:
2091:
2087:
2081:Gutzwiller 2007
2079:
2072:
2063:
2059:
2051:
2047:
2039:
2035:
2027:
2023:
2014:
2012:
2010:
1984:
1973:
1965:
1961:
1953:
1949:
1941:
1937:
1928:
1924:
1918:Gutzwiller 2007
1916:
1912:
1904:
1897:
1889:
1885:
1877:
1873:
1865:
1861:
1853:
1849:
1841:
1834:
1826:
1822:
1814:
1810:
1802:
1798:
1792:Gutzwiller 2007
1790:
1786:
1778:
1771:
1765:Gutzwiller 2007
1763:
1756:
1750:Gutzwiller 2007
1748:
1744:
1735:
1731:
1725:Hutchinson 1997
1723:
1719:
1711:
1707:
1701:Gutzwiller 2007
1699:
1695:
1687:
1683:
1677:Hutchinson 1997
1675:
1671:
1662:
1658:
1650:
1646:
1637:
1633:
1624:
1620:
1611:
1607:
1601:Gutzwiller 2007
1599:
1592:
1586:Gutzwiller 2007
1584:
1580:
1572:
1565:
1549:
1548:
1546:. Oxford. 1940.
1540:"αἴτιος II 2".
1539:
1538:
1534:
1526:
1522:
1514:
1510:
1504:Gutzwiller 2007
1502:
1498:
1490:
1486:
1478:
1474:
1466:
1462:
1454:
1450:
1442:
1438:
1432:Gutzwiller 1998
1430:
1426:
1418:
1414:
1387:
1383:
1375:
1362:
1354:
1350:
1342:
1338:
1330:
1321:
1313:
1309:
1303:Gutzwiller 2007
1301:
1297:
1289:
1280:
1274:Gutzwiller 2007
1272:
1263:
1255:
1248:
1244:
1228:false dichotomy
1219:
1088:
1083:
1002:
1000:Callimacheanism
983:. Although the
929:
923:
864:
858:
811:
793:votive offering
690:elegiac couplet
668:The Greek word
666:
660:
632:are considered
588:to gods of the
578:
526:
496:
378:
201:
197:
159:
103:
100:
82:
79:
68:
44:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2841:
2831:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2793:Bibliographers
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2761:
2760:
2745:
2730:
2714:
2713:
2708:
2703:
2697:
2695:By Callimachus
2693:
2690:
2689:
2684:
2679:
2673:
2672:
2661:
2660:
2658:
2657:External links
2655:
2654:
2653:
2625:10.1086/618523
2619:(2): 132–136.
2600:
2594:
2581:
2575:
2551:Callimachus(3)
2545:Parsons, Peter
2541:
2535:
2515:
2509:
2489:
2483:
2466:
2460:
2439:
2433:
2401:
2395:
2382:
2376:
2355:
2310:
2304:
2288:Casson, Lionel
2284:
2278:
2254:
2248:
2228:
2222:
2199:
2193:
2172:
2158:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2121:
2109:
2097:
2085:
2070:
2057:
2055:, p. 514.
2053:Barchiesi 2011
2045:
2043:, p. 522.
2041:Barchiesi 2011
2033:
2031:, p. 512.
2029:Barchiesi 2011
2021:
2008:
1971:
1959:
1957:, p. 160.
1947:
1935:
1922:
1910:
1895:
1883:
1871:
1859:
1857:, p. 132.
1847:
1832:
1820:
1808:
1806:, p. 137.
1796:
1784:
1769:
1754:
1742:
1729:
1717:
1705:
1693:
1681:
1669:
1656:
1644:
1631:
1618:
1605:
1590:
1578:
1563:
1532:
1520:
1508:
1496:
1484:
1472:
1470:, p. 319.
1460:
1448:
1446:, p. 138.
1436:
1434:, p. 188.
1424:
1412:
1401:(2): 285–293.
1381:
1360:
1348:
1336:
1319:
1307:
1295:
1278:
1261:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1218:
1215:
1119:and the early
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1034:, the epicist
1025:Alexandrianism
1001:
998:
925:Main article:
922:
917:
860:Main article:
857:
852:
810:
805:
797:Coma Berenices
662:Main article:
659:
654:
622:Hymn to Apollo
590:Greek Pantheon
577:
572:
525:
520:
495:
492:
377:
374:
341:and the early
293:, a four-book
250:in modern-day
166:
165:
152:
148:
147:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
95:
91:
90:
74:
70:
69:
67:of Callimachus
54:
46:
45:
42:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2840:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2770:
2768:
2759:
2755:
2750:
2746:
2744:
2740:
2735:
2731:
2728:
2723:
2719:
2718:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2698:
2696:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2650:
2646:
2642:
2638:
2634:
2630:
2626:
2622:
2618:
2614:
2613:
2607:
2601:
2597:
2591:
2587:
2582:
2578:
2572:
2568:
2564:
2560:
2559:
2553:
2552:
2546:
2542:
2538:
2532:
2528:
2524:
2520:
2516:
2512:
2506:
2501:
2500:
2494:
2490:
2486:
2480:
2476:
2472:
2467:
2463:
2457:
2453:
2448:
2447:
2440:
2436:
2430:
2426:
2422:
2418:
2413:
2412:
2406:
2402:
2398:
2392:
2388:
2383:
2379:
2373:
2369:
2368:
2362:
2356:
2352:
2348:
2344:
2340:
2336:
2332:
2329:(2): 229–46.
2328:
2324:
2323:
2317:
2311:
2307:
2301:
2297:
2293:
2289:
2285:
2281:
2275:
2271:
2266:
2265:
2259:
2258:Cameron, Alan
2255:
2251:
2245:
2241:
2237:
2233:
2229:
2225:
2219:
2215:
2211:
2206:
2205:"Callimachus"
2200:
2196:
2190:
2186:
2183:. Cambridge:
2181:
2180:
2173:
2169:
2165:
2161:
2155:
2151:
2147:
2143:
2138:
2137:
2130:
2129:
2118:
2113:
2106:
2101:
2094:
2089:
2083:, p. 61.
2082:
2077:
2075:
2067:
2061:
2054:
2049:
2042:
2037:
2030:
2025:
2011:
2005:
2001:
1997:
1993:
1989:
1988:"Callimachus"
1982:
1980:
1978:
1976:
1968:
1967:Ferguson 1980
1963:
1956:
1955:Ferguson 1980
1951:
1944:
1943:Ferguson 1980
1939:
1932:
1926:
1919:
1914:
1907:
1902:
1900:
1893:, p. 41.
1892:
1887:
1880:
1875:
1868:
1863:
1856:
1851:
1845:, p. 39.
1844:
1839:
1837:
1829:
1824:
1817:
1812:
1805:
1800:
1794:, p. 69.
1793:
1788:
1782:, p. 73.
1781:
1780:Ferguson 1980
1776:
1774:
1767:, p. 68.
1766:
1761:
1759:
1752:, p. 67.
1751:
1746:
1739:
1733:
1726:
1721:
1714:
1709:
1703:, p. 66.
1702:
1697:
1691:, p. 11.
1690:
1685:
1679:, p. 45.
1678:
1673:
1666:
1660:
1654:, p. 10.
1653:
1648:
1641:
1635:
1628:
1622:
1615:
1609:
1603:, p. 63.
1602:
1597:
1595:
1588:, p. 65.
1587:
1582:
1575:
1574:Fantuzzi 2006
1570:
1568:
1559:
1553:
1545:
1544:
1536:
1529:
1528:Stephens 2015
1524:
1518:, p. 11.
1517:
1516:Stephens 2015
1512:
1506:, p. 62.
1505:
1500:
1493:
1492:Stephens 2015
1488:
1481:
1480:Stephens 2015
1476:
1469:
1464:
1457:
1452:
1445:
1444:Ferguson 1980
1440:
1433:
1428:
1421:
1420:Ferguson 1980
1416:
1408:
1404:
1400:
1396:
1392:
1385:
1378:
1373:
1371:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1358:, p. 26.
1357:
1356:Ferguson 1980
1352:
1345:
1340:
1334:, p. 24.
1333:
1332:Ferguson 1980
1328:
1326:
1324:
1316:
1315:Ferguson 1980
1311:
1304:
1299:
1293:, p. 23.
1292:
1291:Ferguson 1980
1287:
1285:
1283:
1276:, p. 60.
1275:
1270:
1268:
1266:
1258:
1253:
1251:
1246:
1239:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1214:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1110:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1092:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:didactic poet
1026:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1011:
1007:
997:
995:
991:
990:Lionel Casson
986:
982:
981:
976:
971:
965:
956:
955:Ancient Greek
952:
944:
943:
938:
933:
928:
921:
916:
914:
910:
906:
901:
899:
895:
891:
887:
883:
879:
875:
874:
869:
863:
862:Hecale (poem)
856:
851:
848:
843:
841:
836:
832:
828:
824:
823:iambic poetry
820:
816:
809:
804:
802:
798:
794:
790:
786:
782:
778:
774:
770:
765:
760:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
714:
710:
709:Mount Helicon
706:
700:
698:
695:
691:
687:
683:
682:mythical past
678:
665:
658:
653:
649:
647:
643:
639:
635:
631:
627:
623:
619:
615:
611:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
582:
576:
571:
569:
564:
560:
556:
552:
551:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
524:
519:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
494:Literary work
491:
489:
485:
484:
477:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
442:
440:
436:
431:
425:
416:
415:Ancient Greek
412:
408:
407:encyclopaedia
405:
401:
400:
391:
387:
382:
373:
371:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
335:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
316:
311:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
291:
286:
282:
277:
275:
271:
270:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
244:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
207:
206:ancient Greek
202: 240 BC
191:
185:
176:
175:Ancient Greek
172:
164:
163:
158:
157:
153:
151:Notable works
149:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
127:
123:
120:
117:
113:
110:
106:
101: 240 BC
96:
92:
89:
85:
80: 310 BC
75:
71:
66:
65:
60:
57:
52:
47:
40:
37:
33:
19:
2808:Iambic poets
2737: Greek
2729:at Wikiquote
2701:Online books
2694:
2677:Online books
2667:
2616:
2610:
2585:
2556:
2550:
2522:
2498:
2470:
2445:
2410:
2386:
2365:
2326:
2320:
2291:
2263:
2235:
2209:
2178:
2135:
2126:Bibliography
2112:
2107:, p. 2.
2100:
2088:
2065:
2060:
2048:
2036:
2024:
2013:, retrieved
1991:
1962:
1950:
1938:
1930:
1925:
1913:
1908:, p. 1.
1886:
1874:
1862:
1850:
1823:
1816:Cameron 1995
1811:
1804:Cameron 1995
1799:
1787:
1745:
1737:
1732:
1720:
1713:Clayman 2011
1708:
1696:
1684:
1672:
1664:
1659:
1647:
1642:fr. 7.19–21.
1639:
1634:
1626:
1621:
1613:
1608:
1581:
1541:
1535:
1523:
1511:
1499:
1487:
1482:, p. 9.
1475:
1463:
1451:
1439:
1427:
1415:
1398:
1394:
1384:
1377:Parsons 2015
1351:
1346:, p. 5.
1344:Cameron 1995
1339:
1310:
1298:
1259:, p. 1.
1220:
1186:
1172:
1159:
1145:
1114:
1098:
1070:
1064:
1058:
1054:
1052:
1022:
1009:
1003:
993:
984:
978:
950:
947:
940:
919:
912:
908:
902:
871:
865:
854:
846:
844:
830:
826:
818:
814:
812:
807:
788:
784:
777:Nemean Games
773:Pindaric Ode
768:
763:
761:
701:
685:
667:
656:
650:
645:
641:
638:Hymn to Zeus
637:
629:
625:
621:
607:
574:
562:
548:
527:
522:
507:
503:
499:
497:
481:
478:
465:
454:Alan Cameron
443:
438:
397:
395:
336:
313:
301:, around 60
295:aetiological
288:
278:
267:
245:
237:Roman Empire
170:
169:
160:
154:
62:
36:
2828:Hymnwriters
2823:Callimachus
2754:Callimachus
2727:Callimachus
2668:Callimachus
2387:Callimachus
2117:Hunter 2012
2105:Hunter 2012
2093:AmbĂĽhl 2012
1933:fr. 1.23–30
1891:Casson 2001
1879:Casson 2001
1867:Casson 2001
1843:Casson 2001
1828:Casson 2001
1689:Harder 2012
1652:Harder 2012
1257:Hunter 2012
1018:heroic epic
894:upper class
446:Praxiphanes
332:epic poetry
190:Kallimachos
171:Callimachus
43:Callimachus
18:Kallimachos
2767:Categories
2758:Wikisource
2743:Καλλίμαχος
2739:Wikisource
2525:. Oxford:
2473:. Oxford:
2415:. Oxford:
2238:. Leiden:
2212:. Leiden:
1855:Witty 1958
1242:References
1168:maius opus
1137:Propertius
1044:Theocritus
1038:, and the
835:aesthetics
829:). In the
747:, king of
733:Alexandria
642:to Demeter
626:to Demeter
618:invocation
559:Heidelberg
555:manuscript
541:sepulchral
537:dedicatory
474:Classicist
450:Alexandria
359:Propertius
328:Theocritus
221:Alexandria
200: – c.
198: 310
179:Καλλίμαχος
105:Alexandria
2649:147795289
2633:0024-2519
2351:162367582
2168:192306891
1667:fr. 44–6.
1629:fr. 24–5.
1407:0023-8856
1199:strippers
1195:nightlife
1081:Reception
964:romanized
870:entitled
840:carpenter
827:diegeseis
781:epinician
737:librarian
729:symposium
725:Argonauts
694:Hellenist
630:to Athena
512:fragments
458:Ptolemies
430:Battiades
424:romanized
419:Βαττιάδης
404:Byzantine
367:Hellenist
307:satirical
217:librarian
204:) was an
184:romanized
129:Aetiology
61:from the
2521:(1997).
2495:(2012).
2343:41289743
2290:(2001).
2260:(1995).
1929:Callim.
1740:fr. 112.
1736:Callim.
1663:Callim.
1638:Callim.
1625:Callim.
1616:fr. 26–8
1612:Callim.
1197:such as
1125:Catullus
1117:Republic
1109:Augustus
1063:and the
1040:pastoral
886:Marathon
878:epyllion
753:Phalaris
646:to Delos
563:Epigrams
529:Epigrams
523:Epigrams
504:Epigrams
347:Catullus
339:Republic
303:epigrams
145:Epyllion
59:fragment
2641:4304755
2068:1.15.14
1395:Latomus
1232:archaic
1191:lowbrow
1183:elegist
1181:), the
1156:Eclogue
1086:Ancient
1075:hapaxes
1071:Hymn 6.
1060:Odyssey
994:Pinakes
985:Pinakes
966::
951:Pinakes
942:Pinakes
927:Pinakes
920:Pinakes
905:scholia
882:Theseus
757:Akragas
745:Busiris
741:scholar
721:Dryopes
713:Boeotia
634:mimetic
598:Camirus
426::
269:Pinakes
227:of the
213:scholar
186::
133:Epigram
56:Papyrus
2665:about
2647:
2639:
2631:
2592:
2573:
2533:
2507:
2481:
2458:
2431:
2393:
2374:
2349:
2341:
2302:
2276:
2246:
2220:
2191:
2166:
2156:
2015:12 May
2006:
1405:
1217:Modern
1203:dwarfs
1160:Aeneid
1152:Aeneas
1147:Aeneid
1139:, and
1133:Vergil
1129:Horace
1121:Empire
1100:Aeneid
1095:Vergil
1055:Hymn 6
1048:Hesiod
1032:Aratus
1014:Apollo
992:, the
913:Hecale
890:Hecale
873:Hecale
855:Hecale
751:, and
677:aition
671:αἴτιον
644:, and
545:erotic
435:Battus
411:Cyrene
361:, and
355:Vergil
351:Horace
343:Empire
320:Aratus
315:Hecale
285:poetry
248:Cyrene
162:Hecale
137:Iambus
115:Period
84:Cyrene
2645:S2CID
2637:JSTOR
2347:S2CID
2339:JSTOR
2164:S2CID
2142:Wiley
1207:Latin
1187:Aetia
1175:Latin
1164:Latin
1066:Iliad
1042:poet
1010:Aetia
980:Iliad
975:Homer
970:pinax
959:πίναξ
909:Aetia
847:Iambs
831:Iambs
819:Iambs
815:Aetia
808:Iambs
785:Aetia
764:Aetia
749:Egypt
705:Muses
686:Aetia
657:Aetia
610:hymns
586:hymns
575:Hymns
516:Homer
508:Hymns
483:Aetia
310:iambs
299:hymns
290:Aetia
281:prose
252:Libya
156:Aetia
125:Genre
64:Aetia
2629:ISSN
2590:ISBN
2571:ISBN
2531:ISBN
2505:ISBN
2479:ISBN
2456:ISBN
2429:ISBN
2391:ISBN
2372:ISBN
2300:ISBN
2274:ISBN
2244:ISBN
2218:ISBN
2189:ISBN
2154:ISBN
2064:Ov.
2017:2024
2004:ISBN
1738:Aet.
1665:Aet.
1640:Aet.
1627:Aet.
1614:Aet.
1558:link
1403:ISSN
1234:and
1201:and
1141:Ovid
898:Zeus
868:epic
845:The
739:and
628:and
594:Zeus
506:and
500:Suda
466:Suda
439:Suda
399:Suda
376:Life
363:Ovid
326:and
283:and
215:and
209:poet
141:Hymn
94:Died
73:Born
2756:at
2621:doi
2563:doi
2421:doi
2331:doi
2327:141
2146:doi
2066:Am.
1996:doi
1931:Aet
1543:LSJ
1097:'s
977:'s
731:at
711:in
707:to
539:or
2769::
2643:.
2635:.
2627:.
2617:28
2615:.
2609:.
2569:.
2555:.
2529:.
2477:.
2454:.
2427:.
2419:.
2345:.
2337:.
2325:.
2319:.
2298:.
2272:.
2216:.
2187:.
2162:.
2152:.
2073:^
2002:,
1990:,
1974:^
1898:^
1835:^
1772:^
1757:^
1593:^
1566:^
1554:}}
1550:{{
1399:47
1397:.
1393:.
1363:^
1322:^
1281:^
1264:^
1249:^
1209::
1177::
1166::
1135:,
1131:,
1127:,
1123:.
961:,
957::
803:.
640:,
624:,
570:.
421:,
417::
357:,
353:,
349:,
345:.
322:,
276:.
243:.
211:,
195:c.
193:;
181:,
177::
143:,
139:,
135:,
131:,
107:,
98:c.
86:,
77:c.
2651:.
2623::
2598:.
2579:.
2565::
2539:.
2513:.
2487:.
2464:.
2437:.
2423::
2399:.
2380:.
2353:.
2333::
2308:.
2282:.
2252:.
2226:.
2197:.
2170:.
2148::
2095:.
1998::
1576:.
1560:)
1409:.
1379:.
1111:.
674:(
604:.
392:.
173:(
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
