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Callimachus of Cyrene
Third-century-BCE Greek poet whose Hymn to Delos evokes Apollo's birth.
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Callimachus was a Greek poet and scholar active in third-century-BCE Alexandria. His Hymn to Delos places LetoLetoGreek goddess and Apollo’s mother in the Iliad, appearing among the gods supporting the Trojans.Glossary · Click to read the explanation beside a palm near the Inopus during childbirth. The compared lines do not describe falling dates or water springing from the tree's roots. [1]
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- Only the specified source portion was read, not the entire work. Oxford Bibliographies abstract read for identity and period; Hymn to Delos lines 191–214 and surrounding context read in historical translation for parent study, not the whole hymn. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Callimachus of Cyrene», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/callimachus-of-cyrene