Apollonius Rhodius (Encyclopedia of the Ancient World)
Life
The Greek poet Apollonius Rhodius (ap-uh-LOH-nee-uhs ROH-dee-uhs) has traditionally been identified with the island of Rhodes—where he may have withdrawn because of a quarrel with his teacher Callimachus or because his poetry had been poorly received. In any case, Apollonius served as director of the famous library at Alexandria from about 260 to 246 b.c.e.
Apollonius’s major work is the Argonautica (third century b.c.e.; English translation, 1780), a long poem in four sections...
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