کالیماخوس

Also known as Callimachus of Cyrene, Battiades, Kallimachos of Kyrene

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Callimachus was a male human poet, librarian, mythographer, and writer who lived during the Hellenistic period. He was born in Cyrene, which was also a significant place for him, and died in Alexandria. His floruit is recorded as 250 BCE. He wrote in Ancient Greek, the language he also spoke and signed.

His notable work is the *Aetia*. He is associated with the Neoteric genre. His students included Eratosthenes, Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Ister of Cyrene. He is described by sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, *Pauly–Wissowa*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. His name in his native language is Καλλίμαχος ὁ Κυρηναῖος.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Callimachea
Orphica ; Procli Hymni ; Musaei Carmen de Hero et Leandro ; Callimachi Hymni et Epigrammata
Callimaque
Kallimachou Kyrēnaiou Hymnoi
To the two universities

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Key facts

Writer.name: Callimachus
Writer.image: File:P.Oxy. XI 1362.jpg
Writer.alt: A fragmented piece of parchment covered in pre-modern handwriting.
Writer.caption: Papyrus fragment from the Aetia of Callimachus
Writer.birth_place: Cyrene, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Writer.death_place: Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom
Writer.period: Hellenistic period
Writer.genre: Aetiology, Epigram, Iambus, Hymn, Epyllion
Writer.notable_works: Aetia Hecale