Meleager (2), poet and philosopher, fl. 100 BCE
Meleager (2), poet and philosopher, fl. 100 BCE
- Kathryn Gutzwiller
Summary
Meleager was a famous editor and author of Greek epigrams. As an editor, he produced an important collection of epigrams titled Garland. As a prolific epigrammatist, Meleager primarily composed erotic poems. He spent his early years in Syrian Gadara, dwelled as a youth in Phoenician Tyre, and later lived on Greek Cos.
Subjects
- Greek Literature
- Greek Myth and Religion
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