Euhemerus
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Euhemerus (; also spelled Euemeros or Evemerus; Euhēmeros, "happy; prosperous"; late fourth century BC) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily as the most probable location, while others suggest Chios or Tegea.
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Euhemerus, also known as Euhemerus Messenius, was a male human born in the 4th century B.C. He worked as an anthropologist, writer, philosopher, and historian during the Hellenistic period. His primary field of work was philosophy, and he expressed a worldview of atheism. He wrote in Ancient Greek, a language he also spoke and signed.
He died in Alexandria in 300 BCE. Significant places associated with him include Kos, Akragas, Tegea, and Messana. His notable works include the Reliquiae and Euphemeri Messenii reliquiae. He is described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and Pauly–Wissowa.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 4th cent. B.C.
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Reliquiae
- Euphemeri Messenii reliquiae
- Reliquiae
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- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Euhemerus
- Writer.birth_date
- Fourth century BC
- Writer.birth_place
- Messene (now Messina), Sicily
- Writer.death_date
- Third century BC
- Writer.occupation
- Writer, philosopher, mythographer, historian
- Writer.nationality
- Greek
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Kos
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Occupation
- mythographer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- philosophy
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- date of birth
- 0400-00-00
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of death
- 0300-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- name in native language
- Εὐήμερος
- significant place
- Messana
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Life
- Euhemerus' ''Sacred History''
- Euhemerism
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Euhemerus (; also spelled Euemeros or Evemerus; Euhēmeros, "happy; prosperous"; late fourth century BC) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily as the most probable location, while others suggest Chios or Tegea.
The philosophy attributed to and named for Euhemerus, euhemerism, holds that many mythological tales can be attributed to historical persons and events, the accounts of which have become altered and exaggerated over time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euhemerus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.