Dares Phrygius
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- stoa0107
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.443
- Stoa id:
- stoa0107
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- LCCN n 83033840
- Name:
- Dares Phrygius
- Abbr:
- Dares Phyrg.
Dar. Phyrg.
- Alt names:
- Dares Phrygrius
Δάρης
Δάρητας
Dares, of Phrygia
Darès, de Phrygie
Dares, von Phrygien
Darete, Frigio
Dares Frigio
Dares, Frigio
Dares, Frigius
Frigiĭ Dariĭ
Daret
Dares Phyrg.
Dar. Phyrg.
- Field of activity:
- Epic Poet
Fictitious Author
- Notes:
- Oxford class. dict. (Dares of Phrygia)
Encyc. Brit., 1960, under Dares Phrygius (supposed author of a work in
Latin, purporting to be a translation of a Greek original, entitled Daretis Phrygii de excidio
Troiae historia. The De excidio forms the chief source for the numerous Middle Age accounts of
the Trojan legend)
under Troy (Old Greek writers mention an account of the destruction of the
city earlier than the Homeric poems, and in the time of Aelian (2nd cent. A.D.). This Iliad of
Dares, priest of Hephaestus at Troy, was believed to be still in existence
but an unknown
Latin writer, living between 400 and 600, took advantage of it to compile Daretis Phrygii de
excidio Trojae historia)
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 1,
1867, p. 943: DARES (AiJfnjj), was, according to the Iliad (v. 9),a priest of Hephaestus at
Troy. There existed in antiquity an Iliad or an account of the destruction of Troy, which was
believed to be more ancient than the Homeric poems, and in fact to be the work of Dares, the
priest of Hephaestus.
Brill's New Pauly: "The ‘Phrygian D.’ is the fictitious author of a
supposedly contemporary account of the Trojan War (Historia de excidio Troiae). The anonymous
Latin author (5th cent. AD?) poses as Cornelius Nepos..." Dingel, Joachim (Hamburg).
"Dares." Brill’s New Pauly. Brill Online, 2013. Reference. Tufts University Library. 30 April 2013
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- VIAF
- Wikipedia
- Worldcat Identities
- Smith's Dictionary
Works Currently Cataloged
De excidio Troiae historia
