Hekataios - Hekataios (English spelling)

An ancient Greek historian and geographer. Born in Miletus in Asia Minor. After epic and lyric poetry were born in Greece, he was one of the earliest of the "logopoei" (prose poets) who wrote in prose, a style of expression that was free from the constraints of poetic rhythm. His mythological works are known as the Genealogy and Histories, and his geographical works are known as the Geography and Voyages Around the World. He traveled around many countries and described the customs, culture, and geography of the various peoples, becoming a forerunner of Herodotus. He also worked on the rational tradition of the Milesian School, improving Anaximander's maps.

[Kazuji Toyoda]

"Study of Hecataeus" by Hara Suien (included in "Miscellaneous Research on Greek History", 1976, Dohosha Publishing)

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古代ギリシアの歴史家、地理学者。小アジアのミレトス出身。叙事詩、叙情詩の表現形式がギリシアで生まれたのちに、詩の韻律に束縛されずに自由に表現できる散文で記述した「ロゴポイオイ」と称される人々の最初期の1人。その神話学的作品は『系図学』『歴史』の名称で伝わり、地理学的作品は『地誌』『世界周遊記』の名で伝わる。諸国を歴訪し、諸民族の風俗、文化や地理を記述してヘロドトスの先駆者となり、またアナクシマンドロスの地図を改良するなど、ミレトス学派の合理的な伝統のうえにたって活躍した。

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『原随園著『ヘカタイオスの研究』（『ギリシア史研究余滴』所収・1976・同朋舎出版）』

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