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This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Lara Pagani and first published on 20/02/2006.

Here is the Italian version of this entry.

Grammarian:

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Biography:

The grammarian Hellanicus is mentioned in the Suda¹ (π 3035 = T 1 Montanari) as a pupil of Agathocles of Cyzicus², who was in turn a student of Zenodotus³; and as the teacher of Ptolemy Epithetes⁴ (who was an opponent of Aristarchus of Samothrace⁵). He s…