Argonautica
Apollonius of Rhodes, (born c. 295 bc), Greek poet and grammarian who was the author of the Argonautica.
The two lives contained in the Laurentian manuscript of the Argonautica say that Apollonius was a pupil of Callimachus; that he gave a recitation of the Argonautica at Alexandria; and that when this proved a failure he retired to Rhodes. The first life adds the detail that the poet was still an...
Apollonius of Rhodes, (born c. 295 bc), Greek poet and grammarian who was the author of the Argonautica.
The two lives contained in the Laurentian manuscript of the Argonautica say that Apollonius was a pupil of Callimachus; that he gave a recitation of the Argonautica at Alexandria; and that when this proved a failure he retired to Rhodes. The first life adds the detail that the poet was still an...
