Herodas
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thumb|The first column of the Herodas papyrus, showing Mimiamb 1. 1–15.
OverviewAI-generated
Herodas was a male poet and writer who lived during the third century BCE. He wrote in Ancient Greek and specialized in the genre of iambic poetry. His period of activity, or floruit, is recorded as 300 BCE and 250 BCE. He is the author of 31 works, including titles such as *I mimi*, *Mimiambi 5.-13.*, *Mimes*, and *Les Mimiambes I-VI*.
He died in Kos in 250 BCE. His life and work have been described by sources including the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, and Pauly–Wissowa.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3. cent. B.C.
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Les mimes d'Hérondas
- I mimi
- Mimiambi 5.-13. ; a cura di Lamberto Di Gregorio
- Mimes
- Les Mimiambes I-VI
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Kos
- Place of death
- Kos
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Genre
- iambic poetry
- Image
- 000 P.Lit.Lond. 96 col. i.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of birth
- 0250-00-00
- date of death
- 0250-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- floruit
- 0300-00-00
- Commons category
- Herodas
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
9 objects attributed to Herodas, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Originality
- Herodas' mimes
- Mime I
- Mime II
- Mime III
- Mime IV
- Mime V
- Mime VI
- Mime VII
- Mime VIII
- Discussion
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The first column of the Herodas papyrus, showing Mimiamb 1. 1–15.
Herodas, or Herondas ( or – the name is spelt differently in the few places where he is mentioned), was a Greek poet and the author of short humorous dramatic scenes in verse, probably written in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC.
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