Eugammon of Cyrene ( el, Εὐγάμων ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an early
Greek poet to whom the epic ''
Telegony
The ''Telegony'' (Greek: , ''Tēlegoneia''; la, Telegonia) is a lost ancient Greek epic poem about Telegonus, son of Odysseus by Circe. His name ("born far away") is indicative of his birth on Aeaea, far from Odysseus' home of Ithaca. It was p ...
'' was ascribed. According to
Clement of Alexandria
Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria ( grc , Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; – ), was a Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Among his pupils were Origen an ...
, he stole the poem from the legendary early poet
Musaeus Musaeus, Musaios ( grc, Μουσαῖος) or Musäus may refer to:
Greek poets
* Musaeus of Athens, legendary polymath, considered by the Greeks to be one of their earliest poets (mentioned by Socrates in Plato's Apology)
* Musaeus of Ephesus, liv ...
; meaning, possibly, that a version of a long-existing traditional epic was written down by Eugammon. He is said to have flourished 567/6 BC.
[Clement of Alexandria. '' Stromata'', 6.25.2.]
References
Epic poetry collectors
Early Greek epic poets
6th-century BC Greek people
6th-century BC poets
Cyrenean Greeks
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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