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Acusilaus in Wikipedia

Acusilaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀκουσίλαος) of Argos, son of Cabas or Scabras, was a Greek logographer and mythographer who lived in the latter half of the 6th century BC but whose work survives only in fragments and summaries of individual points.[1] Acusilaus was called the son of Cabras or Scabras, and it is not known whether he was of Peloponnesian ...

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Aesopus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Aesōpus (Αἴσωπος). A famous writer of fables, the first author who created an independent class of stories about animals, so that in a few generations his name and person had become typical of that entire class of literature. In course of time, thanks to his plain, popular manner, the story of his own life was enveloped in an almost inextricable ti...

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Chaeremon of Alexandria in Wikipedia

Chaeremon of Alexandria (1st century CE) was a Stoic philosopher, historian, and grammarian. Chaeremon was superintendent of the portion of the Alexandrian library that was kept in the Temple of Serapis, and as custodian and expounder of the sacred books he belonged to the higher ranks of the priesthood. In 49 he was summoned to Rome, with Alexand...

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Adeimantus in wikipedia

Adeimantus may refer to: Adeimantus of Collytus, elder brother of Ancient Greek philosopher Plato Adeimantus of Collytus, son of Ariston of Athens, was the name of Plato's eldest brother. Adeimantus plays an important part in The Republic and is briefly mentioned in The Apology and the Parmenides. In The Republic, Adeimantus is noted for his conce...

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