Nicander of Colophon

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tlg0022
CITE id:
urn:cite:perseus:author.974
Tlg id:
tlg0022
Alt id:
LCCN n 82119171
Name:
Nicander of Colophon
Abbr:
Nic.
Alt names:
Νίκανδρος, ὁ Κολοφώνιος
Nicander, Colophonius
نيكاندر
Nikandros, z Kolofónu
Nicandre, de Colophon
Nikandros, aus Kolophon
Nikander, von Kolophon
Nicandro, de Colofone
Nicander, Epicus
Nic.
Field of activity:
Greek Poet
Didactic Poet
Notes:
TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition,
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol , 1867, p. 1:
Brill's New Pauly: "Nicander of Colophon, poet,...His dating was long uncertain ... It is probable that two authors of that name existed: one in the 3rd cent. and another around the turn of the 3rd to the 2nd cent... ...Most of the historical works are often attributed to the older N., a ‘travelling poet’, while the two preserved short poems Thēriaká and Alexiphármaka are attributed to the younger N., an author of didactic poems...
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Works Currently Cataloged

Alexipharmaca
Epigrammata
Fragmenta
Fragmenta (Lyrica)
Theriaca