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Apollonius of Rhodes

295 BC - 215 BC

Apollonius of Rhodes

Apollonius of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollṓnios Rhódios; Latin: Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is one of the few extant examples of the epic genre and it was both innovative and influential, providing Ptolemaic Egypt with a "cultural mnemonic" or national "archive of images", and offering the Latin poets Virgil and Gaius Valerius Flaccus a model for their own epics. His other poems, which survive only in small fragments, concerned the beginnings or foundations of cities, such as Alexandria and Cnidus places of interest to the Ptolemies, whom he served as a scholar and librarian at the Library of Alexandria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apollonius of Rhodes is the 346th most popular writer, the 67th most popular biography from Egypt and the 5th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Apollonius of Rhodes is most famous for his epic poem the Argonautica, which follows Jason and the Argonauts on their quest to find the Golden Fleece.

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Among writers, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 346 out of 7,302. Before him are Nâzım Hikmet, Doris Lessing, Arthur Schnitzler, Luqman, Henry Miller, and Marguerite Yourcenar. After him are Max Brod, Karl May, Ezra Pound, Joseph Brodsky, Ken Follett, and Louise Glück.

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Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 340
Doris Lessing
1919 - 2013
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 341
Arthur Schnitzler
1862 - 1931
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 342
Luqman
1100 BC - 1769
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 343
Henry Miller
1891 - 1980
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 344
Marguerite Yourcenar
1903 - 1987
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 345
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 346
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 347
Karl May
1842 - 1912
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 348
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 349
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 350
Ken Follett
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 351
Louise Glück
1943 - 2023
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 352

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Among people born in 295 BC, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 1. After him is Publius Claudius Pulcher. Among people deceased in 215 BC, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 1. After him are Hiero II of Syracuse, Samprati, and Lucius Postumius Albinus.