Euhemerus
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Euhemerus (; also spelled Euemeros or Evemerus; Euhēmeros, "happy; prosperous"; late fourth century BC) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily as the most probable location, while others suggest Chios or Tegea.
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- Born
- 4th cent. B.C.
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Reliquiae
- Euphemeri Messenii reliquiae
- Reliquiae
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Euhemerus
- Writer.birth_date
- Fourth century BC
- Writer.birth_place
- Messene (now Messina), Sicily
- Writer.death_date
- Third century BC
- Writer.occupation
- Writer, philosopher, mythographer, historian
- Writer.nationality
- Greek
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Kos
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Occupation
- mythographer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- philosophy
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- date of birth
- 0400-00-00
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of death
- 0300-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- name in native language
- Εὐήμερος
- significant place
- Messana
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Life
- Euhemerus' ''Sacred History''
- Euhemerism
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Euhemerus (; also spelled Euemeros or Evemerus; Euhēmeros, "happy; prosperous"; late fourth century BC) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily as the most probable location, while others suggest Chios or Tegea.
The philosophy attributed to and named for Euhemerus, euhemerism, holds that many mythological tales can be attributed to historical persons and events, the accounts of which have become altered and exaggerated over time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euhemerus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.