Apollonios (of Rhodes)

Japanese: アポロニオス[ロドスの]（英語表記）Apollōnios

A Greek scholar and poet of the 3rd century BC. Dates of birth and death unknown. Author of the four books of the heroic epic poem "Argonautica". He also wrote other academic works and short poems. His birthplace is said to be either Alexandria or Naucratis. He became head of the Alexandrian Library around 260 BC, and retired to the island of Rhodes around 247 BC. For this reason, he is called "Rhodios." His fierce literary debate with his teacher Callimachus over the merits of long and short poems is said to be a famous incident of the time. "Argonautica" was written despite the trend of the time to dislike long poems.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

前3世紀のギリシアの学者，詩人。生没年不詳。英雄叙事詩《アルゴナウティカ》4巻の作者。その他学問的著作，短編詩も書いた。生国はアレクサンドリアともナウクラティスとも言われる。前260年ころアレクサンドリア図書館長となり，前247年ころロドス島に隠退した。このため〈ロドスの人Rhodios〉と呼ばれる。長編詩と短編詩の是非をめぐる師カリマコスとの激しい文学論争は当時の有名な事件として伝えられている。《アルゴナウティカ》は長編詩を嫌う当時の傾向を押し切って書かれた。

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