Tryphiodorus
Sign in to saveTryphiodorus (; 3rd or 4th century AD) was an epic poet from Panopolis (today Akhmim), Egypt. His only surviving work is The Sack of Troy, an epic poem in 691 verses. Other recorded titles include Marathoniaca and The Story of Hippodamea.
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2 total works indexed
- Oppian, Colluthus, Tryphiodorus, with an English translation by A.W. Mair
· 1928 · cited 5x
- The Taking of Ilios
· 1928 · cited 1x
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Works in European collections
19 objects attributed to Tryphiodorus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Tryphiodori et Colluthi carmina
Tryphiodōru Aigyptiu, Grammatiku Kai Epopoiu, Iliu halōsis = Tryphiodori Aegyptii, Grammatici, Et Poetae, Liber de Ilii Excidio
<<Tryphiodōru Aigyptiu>> Tu Grammatiku Iliu Alōsis. Tryphiodori Aegypti Grammatici Excidivm Troiae Graece Et Latine : Accedit Interpretatio Italica Ant. Mar. Salvini
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8 sectionsContents
- Life
- Writings
- ''The Taking of Ilios''
- Other works
- Impact and contribution
- Bibliography
- Notes
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Tryphiodorus (; 3rd or 4th century AD) was an epic poet from Panopolis (today Akhmim), Egypt. His only surviving work is The Sack of Troy, an epic poem in 691 verses. Other recorded titles include Marathoniaca and The Story of Hippodamea.
During his lifetime he was known as Triphiodorus ( [a local god of Akhim]). The confusion between the two spellings occurred already in the sixth century AD due to the widespread confusion of the pronunciation of i/y. A false etymology claims spelling "Tryphiodorus" is based on the Greek word "truphē," meaning "luxury" or "extravagance".
