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This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Giuseppe Ucciardello and first published on 15/06/2005.

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The birthplace of Philemon is unknown, and the presumed ethnic attested in Sch. Il. 2, 258a¹ (κατὰ Φιλήμωνα τὸν Κρητικόν) and accepted by Erbse (ad loc.¹) is probably a corruption: Villoison (Proll. Il., 1788, p. XXIII²) suggested emending it to τὸν κριτι…