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Philitas of Cos

400 BC - 360 BC

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Philitas of Cos (; Greek: Φιλίτας ὁ Κῷος, Philītas ho Kōos; c. 340 – c. 285 BC), sometimes spelled Philetas (; Φιλήτας, Philētas; see Bibliography below), was a Greek scholar, poet and grammarian during the early Hellenistic period of ancient Greece. He is regarded as the founder of the Hellenistic school of poetry, which flourished in Alexandria after about 323 BC. Philitas is also reputed to have been the tutor of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and the poet Theocritus. He was thin and frail; Athenaeus later caricatured him as an academic so consumed by his studies that he wasted away and died. Philitas was the first major Greek writer who was both a scholar and a poet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philitas of Cos is the 2,963rd most popular writer (down from 2,788th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from Greece (down from 511th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, Philitas of Cos ranks 2,963 out of 7,302. Before him are Aristeas, Boris Pilnyak, Fernand Crommelynck, Mickey Spillane, Marcel Boulenger, and Parthenius of Nicaea. After him are Edgar Lee Masters, Pierre Bec, Maximilian Voloshin, George Ohsawa, Gisèle Halimi, and Drago Jančar.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Philitas of Cos ranks 74. Before him are Chremonides, Alexander of Pherae, Neoptolemus, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, Cleomenes of Naucratis, and Timotheus. After him are Nausiphanes, Agathocles, Lanassa, Aeneas Tacticus, Quintus Hortensius, and Antiphilus. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Philitas of Cos ranks 16. Before him are Polykleitos the Younger, Silanion, Palaephatus, Timotheus of Miletus, Lais of Hyccara, and Bryaxis. After him are Quintus Hortensius, Antiphilus, Leontion, Laomedon of Mytilene, Phaenias of Eresus, and Taxiles.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philitas of Cos ranks 544 out of 1,024. Before him are Acusilaus (-600), John II Orsini (1300), Alexandros Nikolopoulos (1875), Anthimus VII of Constantinople (1827), Timotheus (-400), and Peisander (-500). After him are Crates (-350), Gregory VII of Constantinople (1850), Agesipolis I (-410), Wehib Pasha (1877), Agapenor (null), and Spyros Markezinis (1909).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Philitas of Cos ranks 59. Before him are Eupolis (-446), Isaeus (-420), Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Praxilla (-500), Theodorus Gaza (1398), and Acusilaus (-600). After him are Crates (-350), Kostis Palamas (1859), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), Theodor Kallifatides (1938), Phylarchus (-255), and Philostratus of Lemnos (200).

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