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Neleus
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Entry Version:

This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Michele Corradi and published on 01/11/2018.

Here is the Italian version of this entry.

Grammarian:

Name:

Neleus | Νηλεύς

Identity:

Pauly-Wissowa | BNP

Place of Origin:

Scepsis

Date:

4th-3rd c. BCE

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Biography:

Neleus was the son of the Coriscus1 who is cited many times by Aristotle2 (cf. Bonitz 1870, p. 405 and Gottschalk 2000, 809–810); according to Strabo3 (13, 1, 54) Neleus was a native of Scepsis and a student of Aristotle and Theophrastus4. …

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Corradi, Michele, “Neleus”, in: Lexicon of Greek Grammarians of Antiquity. Consulted online on 01 October 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2451-9278_Neleus>
First published online: 2015



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