Apollodorus

Apollodorus (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος Apollodoros) was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: Note: A few persons appear in more than one section. ==Artists== Apollodorus (painter), Athenian painter who lived at the end of the 5th century BC and introduced great improvements in perspective and chiaroscuro Apollodorus (sculptor) (), Greek sculptor in bronze so picky he often broke his works in pieces after he finished them

==Authors== Apollodorus (), author of the Bibliotheca, sometimes called "Pseudo-Apollodorus" to distinguish him from Apollodorus of Athens (below), with whom he was sometimes confused Apollodorus of Carystus (), New Comedy playwright Apollodorus of Erythrae, ancient Greek writer Apollodorus of Gela (), New Comedy playwright Apollodorus of Lemnos, ancient Greek writer on agriculture Apollodorus of Tarsus, tragic poet Apollodorus of Telmessus, writer on dreams Apollodorus the Epicurean (), Athenian philosopher and author of the Life of Epicurus, head of the Epicurean school in Athens