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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 27/04/2007.

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A grammarian named Hermapias or Hermappias is cited many times in the scholia to the Iliad¹, in some cases through Herodianus², who thus serves as a terminus ante quem. The fluctuation in the spelling of his name (Ἑρμαππίας in Sch. Il. 4, 235a¹. a². 21, 331e. 24, 55…