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(Φιλοστέφανος/ Philostéphanos). [German version] [1] P. of Cyrene Pupil of Callimachus, 3rd cent. BC Pupil (γνώριμος/ gnṓrimos) of Callimachus [3] (Ath. 331d; cf. [4. vol. 2, 752]), lived in the reign of Ptolemaeus Philopator (222-206 BC, cf. [1. 30]). Author of ostensibly geographical works whose true compass is in the aetiological and paradoxographic (Gell. NA 9,4,3 puts P. alongside other authors of res inauditae, Aristeas, Ctesias, Onesicritus), of which we have only scanty fragments and titles, which may also denote parts of a single comprehensive wor…

(Σιμωνίδης/ Simōnídēs). [German version] [1] Iambographic poet (the iambographic poet) see Semonides Robbins, Emmet (Toronto) [German version] [2] Lyric poet, 6th/5th cents. BC Greek lyric poet, 6th/5th cents. BC Robbins, Emmet (Toronto) [German version] I. Life S. was born in Ioulis on Ceos [1], the son of Leoprepes, uncle of Bacchylides. Of the two birth dates given in the Suda - the 56th Olympiad (556/553 BC) and the 62nd Olympiad (532/529 BC), the earlier is generally accepted. According to the Suda, S. died in the 78th Olympi…

(Ἡγησίνους; Hēgēsínous). [German version] [1] Teacher of Carneades, 2nd cent. BC H. of Pergamum, 1st half of the 2nd cent. BC, likely identical with Hegesilaus in Clem. Al. strom. 1,64,1. He took over the direction of the Academy from Evander (Diog. Laert. 4,60). H., the last representative of the Middle Academy (Galen hist. phil. 3 = Diels, DG 599f.; Clem. Al. ibid.), was the teacher of Carneades (Cic. Acad. 2,16), his later (before 155 BC) successor in the scholarchate. The name H. turns up only in succession lists; information going beyond mention of the name is lacking.  Academy Stanzel,…

(Ἑλλάδιος; Helládios). [German version] [1] From Antinupolis/Egypt, grammarian, 4th cent. AD H. of Antinupolis in Egypt. Grammarian of the 4th cent. AD, author of a Chrēstomatheía (‘Things worth knowing’) in iambic trimeters. Photius, the only biographical source, took extracts from it (Cod. 279, 529b 25-536a 22), but also knew of a prose epitome (cf. [4. 99; 6. 16]). The encyclopaedic work includes grammatical, etymological, historical and mythological information; on the literary genre cf. [6. 24-26]. Neither a crite…

[German version] [1] Greek grammarian (Εἰρηναῖος; Eirēnaîos). Grammarian, student of Heliodorus the metrician, 1st cent. AD ( terminus ante quem due to the quotation in the Hippocratic lexicon by Erotianus, 116,8 Nachmanson). He probably taught also in Rome under the Latin name of Minucius Pacatus (perhaps the rhetor Pacatus in Sen. Controv. 10, praef. 10). He was not a freedman [2]. The Suda mentions him in the praefatio and s.v. ‘E.’ (ει 190) as well as s.v. ‘Pacatus’ (π 29), and lists numerous titles of grammatical and lexicographical writ…

(Τρωίλος/ Trōílos, Lat. Troilus). [German version] [1] Son of Priamus Son of Priamus (or Apollo) and Hecabe (Hom. Il. 24,257; Apollod. 3,151). The sparse early textual records yield only that T. - referred to by the epithet hippochármēs ('horse fighter' or 'chariot fighter', Hom. Il. 24,257, on this [1. 292]) - was killed by Achilles [1], an event which according to Proclus (45 Kullmann, [1. 291-293]) had been presented earlier in the Kýpria . The many visual representations from the Archaic Period indicate that the story of T. was well known …

[German version] I. General An encyclopaedia is a work containing the ‘totality of knowledge’ for a whole field or for individual disciplines. The word is derived from Greek   enkýklios paideía (ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία), whose Latin translation orbis doctrinarum is closer to the modern understanding of encyclopaedia. The term is first documented in a letter of AD 1490 to Poliziano [12; 13]. Encyclopaedia and ‘Encyclopaedism’ (cf. French encyclopédisme, Italian enciclopedismo) are modern words and concepts that may be used within certain limits for antiquity (on their …

(μυθογραφία; mythographía). [German version] I. Introduction Mythography is a commonly used term for ancient and post-antique literature that presents, collects and also interprets myths (and is therefore applied also to indigenous recording of comparable narrative traditions in other cultures or to ethnographic transcriptions of them). The term mythography, however, has to remain imprecise, if only because of the implicit problem in finding a definition for myth, especially in relation to its differe…

[German version] [1] Athen. rhetor, middle of 4th cent. BC Athenian rhetor, son of Hegesias from the deme Sunium and brother of  Hegesippus [1], in 361/60 BC treasurer (Aeschin. In Tim. 55f.; 95) of the strategos Timomachus and despite the latter's sentence for bribery shortly afterwards   tamias of Athena (Aeschin. In Tim. 110f. and schol.), implying that he was a rich man. In the trial against Timocrates  Aeschines [2] most likely slanderously accused him of illegal enrichment. H. was considered an opponent of Aristop…

[English version] [1] athen. Rhetor, M. 4. Jh. v. Chr. Athenischer Rhetor, Sohn des Hegesias aus dem Demos Sunion und Bruder des Hegesippos [1], 361/0 v.Chr. Schatzmeister (Aischin. Tim. 55f.; 95) des Strategen Timomachos und trotz dessen Verurteilung wegen Bestechung wenig später Tamias der Athene (Aischin. Tim. 110f. und schol.), gehörte also zu den Reichsten. Im Timokratesprozeß warf ihm wohl verleumderisch Aischines [2] illegale Bereicherung vor. H. galt als Gegner des Aristophon von Azenia, Freund de…

(Ἡγησίνους). [English version] [1] Lehrer des Karneades, 2. Jh. v. Chr. H. aus Pergamon, 1. Hälfte 2. Jh. v.Chr., wohl identisch mit Hegesilaos bei Clem. Al. strom. 1,64,1. Er übernahm die Leitung der Akademie von Euandros (Diog. Laert. 4,60). H., der letzte Vertreter der Mittleren Akademie (Galen hist. phil. 3 = Diels, DG 599f.; Clem. Al. ebd.), war der Lehrer des Karneades (Cic. ac. 2,16), seines späteren (vor 155 v.Chr.) Nachfolgers im Scholarchat. Der Name H. taucht nur in Sukzessionslisten auf, über die Namensnennung hinausgehende Nachrichten fehlen. Akademeia Stanzel, Karl-H…

(μυθογραφία). [English version] I. Einleitung M. ist eine gebräuchliche Bezeichnung für ant. und nachant. Lit., die Mythen darstellt, sammelt und auch interpretiert (und wird danach auch auf indigene Verschriftlichung vergleichbarer Erzähltraditionen in anderen Kulturen oder deren ethnographische Transkription angewandt). Die Bestimmung von M. muß jedoch unscharf bleiben, allein schon wegen der impliziten Problematik einer Definition von Mythos, v.a. im Hinblick auf eine Abgrenzung von anderen mündli…

(Ἑλλάδιος). [English version] [1] aus Antinoupolis/Ägypten, Grammatiker, 4. Jh. H. aus Antinupolis in Ägypten. Grammatiker des 4. Jh. n.Chr., Verf. einer Chrēstomatheía (“Wissenswerte Dinge”) in iambischen Trimetern. Photios, die einzige biographische Quelle, exzerpierte sie (cod. 279, 529b 25-536a 22), kannte aber auch eine Prosaepitome (vgl. [4. 99; 6. 16]). Das enzyklopädische Werk bietet gramm., etym., histor., myth. usw. Informationen; zur lit. Gattung vgl. [6. 24-26]. Weder Anordnungskriterium noch Vorlage de…

(Φιλοστέφανος). [English version] [1] Ph. von Kyrene Schüler des Kallimachos, 3. Jh. v. Chr. Schüler (γνώριμος) des Kallimachos [3] (Athen. 331d; vgl. [4. Bd. 2, 752]), lebte unter Ptolemaios Philopator (222-206 v.Chr., vgl. [1. 30]). Verf. von scheinbar geogr., tatsächlich aber aitiologisch und paradoxographisch ausgerichteten Werken (Gell. 9,4,3 stellt Ph. neben andere Schriftsteller von res inauditae, Aristeas, Ktesias, Onesikritos), von denen wir nur dürftige Fr. und die Titel besitzen, die vielleicht auch Teile eines umfassenden Werkes (oder e…

[English version] I. Allgemeines E. ist ein Werk, das die “Gesamtheit des Wissens” als ganzes oder für bestimmte Einzel-Disziplinen enthält. Das Wort leitet sich vom griech. enkýklios paideía (ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία) ab, dessen lat. Übersetzung orbis doctrinarum allerdings der modernen Auffassung von E. näherkommt. Erstmalig belegt ist der Begriff in einem Brief an Poliziano aus dem Jahre 1490 [12; 13]. E. und “Enzyklopädismus” (vgl. frz. encyclopédisme, it. enciclopedismo) sind also moderne Wörter bzw. Begriffe, die sich aber auch mi…

[English version] [1] griech. Grammatiker, 1. Jh. (Εἰρηναῖος). Grammatiker, Schüler des Metrikers Heliodoros, 1. Jh.n.Chr. ( terminus ante quem aufgrund des Zitats im Hippokrateslexikon des Erotianos, 116,8 Nachmanson); lehrte wahrscheinlich auch in Rom unter dem lat. Namen Minucius Pacatus (vielleicht der rhetor Pacatus bei Sen. contr. 10, praef. 10). Er war kein Freigelassener [2]. Die Suda erwähnt ihn in der Praefatio und s.v. “E.” (ει 190) sowie s.v. “Pacatus” (π 29) und listet zahlreiche Titel von gramm. und lexikographischen Schri…

(Ἰδαῖος; Idaîos). [German version] [1] Epithet of Zeus Epithet of  Zeus from the Ida on Crete (Eur. fr. 472 TGF; Inscr. Creticae 1,12,1) or near Troy (Hom. Il. 24,291; Verg. Aen. 7,139; in Celaenae: Plut. Mor. 306e f.) and of  Heracles as Daktylos I. and founder of the Olympic Games (Paus. 5,7,6ff.; 8,31,3; also in Elis and Erythrae: Paus. 6,23,3; 9,27,8). Willi, Andreas (Basle) [German version] [2] Son of Chryse and Dardanus Son of Chryse and  Dardanus [1] with whom he emigrates from Arcadia across Samothrace to the  Ida mountains [2], which are said to be named af…

(Μουσαῖος; Mousaîos). [German version] [1] Mythical companion of the Muses Mythical companion of the Muses (whose name is an adjectival derivative of Μοῦσα ( Moûsa; ‘Muse’)), an archegete of poetry and a close associate of Orpheus connected with Eleusis [1] . As a scion of the Muses (and Selene: Pl. Resp. 2,364e), M. was brought up by them (Ps.-Eur. Rhes. 945-947) and buried on their hill in Athens (Paus. 1,25,8; in Phaleron: Anth. Pal. 7,615). The origin of M. who lived in Eleusis and Athens (Suda s.v. Μ.) (pelike, Beazley, ARV2 1313,7, end of the 5th cent. BC; Aristoxenos fr. 91 Wehrli2 = 2 A…

[German version] I. Greek The modern term 'panegyric' derives from πανηγυρικός ( panēgyrikós sc. λόγος/ lógos), a Greek term denoting a speech delivered during a πανήγυρις ( panḗgyris), a real or fictive 'festival', e.g. the Olympic Games. In the fictive sense →Isocrates was the first to call his fourth speech (389 BC) a Panēgyrikós (Isoc. Or. 59 and 84, 12,172; Letter 3,6; cf. Aristot. Rh. 1408b 15-17). In the broadest sense of the word, the forms of the epideictic genre ('display speech', epídeixis; → genera causarum) belong to panegyric oratory; in the rhetorical treatises of…

(Νικήρατος; Nikḗratos). [German version] [1] Athenian trierarch, 410/409 BC Son of Nicias [1]; learned reciter of Homer (Xen. Symp. 3,5; 4,6; Aristot. Rhet. 1413a). Athenian trierarch (Trierarchy) in 410/409 BC (IG I3 375,36). Of the wealth his grandfather had acquired from silver mines and mine slaves, at the time of his murder by the Thirty ( Triákonta ) in 404/3 BC only 14 talents were left (Lys. 19,47; Xen. Hell. 2,3,39; Diod. 14,5,5). After his murder his uncle Diognetus [1] interceded against the Thirty with the Spartan king Pausanias by placing N.'s son on his knee (Lys. 18,6-10). Kin…