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Ephippus (mythology)
Ephippus or Ephippos may refer to: * Ephippus of Olynthus, Ancient Greek historian of Alexander the Great * Ephippus of Athens Ephippus of Athens ( grc-gre, Ἔφιππος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) was an Ancient Greek comic poet of the middle comedy. We learn this from the testimonies of Suidas and Antiochus of Alexandria, and from the allusions in his fragments to Plat ..., Ancient Greek comic poet * ''Ephippus'' (fish), a fish genus {{Disambiguation, hn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephippus Of Olynthus
Ephippus ( grc, Ἔφιππος) of Olynthus was an Ancient Greek historian of Alexander the Great. It is commonly believed, though no reason is assigned, that Ephippus lived about or shortly after the time of Alexander. There is however a passage in Arrian which would determine the age of Ephippus very accurately, if it could be proved that the Ephippus there mentioned is identical with the historian. Arrian says, that Alexander before leaving Egypt appointed Aeschylus of Rhodes and Ephippus ton Chalkideôs, superintendents (''episkopoi'') of the administration of Egypt. The reading ''ton Chalkideôs'', though adopted by the recent editors of Arrian, is not in all MSS., and some editions read ''Chalkidona'' or ''Chalkêdona''; but if we might amend ''Chalkideaa'', we should have reason for supposing that the person mentioned by Arrian is the same as Ephippus of Olynthus, for Olynthus was the principal town in Chalcidice, and Ephippus might just as well be called a native of Olynt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephippus Of Athens
Ephippus of Athens ( grc-gre, Ἔφιππος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) was an Ancient Greek comic poet of the middle comedy. We learn this from the testimonies of Suidas and Antiochus of Alexandria, and from the allusions in his fragments to Plato, and the Academic philosophers, and to Alexander of Pherae and his contemporaries, Dionysius the Elder, Cotys, Theodorus, and others. The following twelve titles of his plays are the known to us: ''Artemis'', ''Bousiris'', ''Gêruonês'' ("The Geryons"), ''Empolê'' ("Merchandise"), ''Ephêboi'' ("Adolescents"), ''Kirkê'' ("Circe Circe (; grc, , ) is an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion. She is either a daughter of the Titan Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse or the goddess Hecate and Aeëtes. Circe was renowned for her vas ..."), ''Kudôn'', ''Nauagos'' ("Shipwrecked"), ''Obeliaphoroi ê Homoioi'', ''Peltastês'', ''Sapphô'', and ''Philura.'' An epigram which Eustathius ascribes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |