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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 05/12/2005.

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Grammarian:

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Biography:

A grammarian who bore the name of Nicanor and was a native of Cos is mentioned twice in the scholia to Theocritus¹, both times for an observation on the fountain Burina, a place on his native island (Sch. Theocr. 7, 5/9 k. o). The fact that Nicanor…