Philitas of Cos
Ancient bronze bust, the so-called Pseudo-Seneca, conjectured by archaeologist Edoardo Brizio (1846–1907) to be a portrait of Philitas of Cos. The so-called Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze bust of the late first century BCE that was discovered at Herculaneum in 1754 the finest example of about two dozen [1] More recent scholars conjecture it to be an imaginative portrait of Hesiod. Hesiod ( Greek: Hesiodos) was an early Greek Poet and Rhapsode, who presumably lived around 700 BCE [2]
Born	c. 330 BC
Died	c. 270 BC
Occupation	scholar and poet
Nationality	Greek
Genres	Elegiac, Epigram, Epyllion
Subjects	Glossary, Homer
Notable work(s)	Ἂτακτοι γλῶσσαι (Ataktoi glôssai, or Disorderly Words)
Influenced Hermesianax, Theocritus, Propertius, Longus

Philitas of Cos (also, Philetas of Cos) was an Alexandrian poet and critic who flourished in the second half of the 4th century BC. Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Elegiac refers either to those compositions that are like elegies or to a specific poetic meter used in Classical elegies An epigram is a short Poem, often with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement See also List of glossaries A glossary is a list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Hermesianax, of Colophon, elegiac Ancient Greek poet of the Alexandrian school and pupil of Philitas of Cos, flourished about 330 BC Theocritus ( Greek: Θεόκριτος the creator of Ancient Greek Bucolic Poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC Sextus Aurelius Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet born around 50-45 BCE in Mevania (although other cities in the region of Umbria claim Longus, sometimes Longos (Λόγγος was a Greek Novelist and romancer and author of Daphnis and Chloe. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. Appointed as tutor to the heir of the royal throne of Egypt, he was the most important intellectual in the early years of the Hellenistic world, and he was the first major writer who was both a poet and a scholar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.

Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Name 4 Notes 5 Bibliography

Life

He was preceptor to Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and also taught the poets Hermesianax and Theocritus and the grammarian Zenodotus. A Preceptor is a teacher responsible to uphold a certain law or tradition a Precept. Ptolemy II Philadelphus ( Greek:, Ptolemaĩos Philádelphos, 309 BC&ndash246 BC was the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 283 BC to 246 BC Hermesianax, of Colophon, elegiac Ancient Greek poet of the Alexandrian school and pupil of Philitas of Cos, flourished about 330 BC Theocritus ( Greek: Θεόκριτος the creator of Ancient Greek Bucolic Poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC Grammar is the field of Linguistics that covers the Rules governing the use of any given natural language. Zenodotus ( Greek grammarian Literary critic, and scholar on Homer; first Librarian of the Library of Alexandria; pupil of About 292 he returned to Cos, where he seems to have led a brotherhood of poets including Theocritus and Aratus. Kos or Cos ( Greek: Κως Turkish: İstanköy; Italian: Coo formerly Stanchio in English is a Greek This article is about the didactic poet There was also an Aratus of Sicyon and an Aratus son of Asclepius For the crab Genus, see Cos had been captured from Antigonus I Monophthalmus by Ptolemy I Soter in 310, and Philadelphius had been born there in 308; it was a favorite retreat for men of letters weary of Alexandria. Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-eyed" (382 BC - 301 BC son of Philip from Elimeia, was a Macedonian nobleman general and Satrap For the astronomer see Ptolemy; for others named "Ptolemy" or "Ptolemaeus" see Ptolemy (disambiguation. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια ^[3]

His thinness made him an object of ridicule; according to the comic poets, he carried lead in his shoes to keep himself from being blown away. ^[4] Hermesianax wrote that a statue of him was erected by the people of Cos, depicting him as "frail with all the glosses"; Posidippus wrote that a bronze of Philitas in old age was commissioned from the sculptor Hecataeus of Lesbos by Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and that it "included nothing from the physique of heroes. Poseidippus of Pella or Posidippus ( Greek: Ποσείδιππος ὁ Πελλαῖος c No,… he cast the old man full of cares. "^[5]

Over-study of Megarian dialectic subtleties is said to have shortened his life. The Megarian school of philosophy was founded by Euclides of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates. If we are to believe St. George Stock's analysis of the story in Athenaeus of Naucratis's Deipnosophists IX. Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished 401e, Philitas worried so much over the Liar paradox that he wasted away and died of insomnia, as, according to Athenaeus, his epitaph recorded:

A more literal translation suggests that the fictitious funerary epigram merely pokes fun at Philitas' literary exactitude:

Works

His reputation continued for centuries, and Roman poets identified his name with great elegaic writing. Almost all that he wrote seems to have disappeared within two centuries, though, so it is unlikely that any writer later than the second century BC read any but a few of his lines. ^[8]

Other ancient authors mention five poetical works by Philitas: Hermes (hexameters), Demeter (elegiacs), Telephus, paegnia (elegiacs), and epigrams. Hexameter is a literary and poetic form consisting of six metrical feet per line as in the Iliad. Elegiac refers either to those compositions that are like elegies or to a specific poetic meter used in Classical elegies An epigram is a short Poem, often with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement ^[9] His elegies, chiefly of an amatory nature and singing the praises of his mistress Battis (or Bittis), were much admired by the Romans. He is frequently mentioned by Ovid and Propertius, the latter of whom imitated him and preferred him to his rival Callimachus, whose superior mythological lore was more to the taste of the Alexandrian critics. Publius Ovidius Naso ( March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD was a Roman poet known to the English -speaking world as Ovid who wrote on many topics including Sextus Aurelius Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet born around 50-45 BCE in Mevania (although other cities in the region of Umbria claim Callimachus ( Greek:, 310 BC/305 BC-240 BC was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya. Propertius linked together the rival poets with the following well-known couplet:

Philitas wrote Ἂτακτοι γλῶσσαι (Ataktoi glôssai, or Disorderly Words), a vocabulary explaining the meanings of rare and obscure poetic words, including words peculiar to certain dialects. ^[5] He also wrote notes on Homer, severely criticized by Aristarchus of Samothrace. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Aristarchus of Samothrace (, 220? &ndash 143 BC?) was a Grammarian noted as the most influential of all scholars of Homeric poetry

At most fifty verses of Philitas survive. Here are two, showing the confluence of his interests in poetry and obscure words:

According to Antigonus of Carystus, the kaktos was a thorny plant from Sicily, and "When a deer steps on it and is pricked, its bones remain soundless and unusable for flutes. Antigonus of Carystus (in Euboea; in Greek Ἀντίγονος ὁ Καρύστιος in Latin Antigonus Carystius) Greek writer on various subjects For that reason Philitas spoke of it. "^[5]

Fragments edited by Spanoudakis (2002), by C. P. Kayser,^[11] by N. Bach,^[12] and Theodor Bergk, Poetae lyrici graeci; see also Ernst Maass, De tribus Philetae carminibus. Theodor Bergk (May 12 1812 – July 20 1881 was a German philologist born in Leipzig. ^[13]

Name

The Ancient Greek spelling of his name is uncertain; Φιλίτας (Philitas) is ancient and was common in Cos but the Doric Greek color Φιλήτας (Philetas) is also ancient; the accentuation Φιλητᾶς (Philetâs) did not exist before Imperial times. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c For the modern Doric dialect of Scotland see Doric dialect (Scotland Doric was a dialect of ancient Greek. ^[14]

Notes

Bibliography

• Martine Cuypers (2007-09-09). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Philetas. A Hellenistic Bibliography. Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
• Konstantinos Spanoudakis (2002). Philitas of Cos, Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum 229. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 90-04-12428-4.  

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