Callimachus

[ kuh-lim-uh-kuhs ]

noun

1. c310–c240 b.c., Greek poet, grammarian, and critic.

Callimachus

/ kəˈlɪməkəs /

noun

1. Callimachus5th century bc5th century bcMGreekARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor late 5th century bc , Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
2. Callimachus?305 bc?240 bcMGreekWRITING: poet ?305–?240 bc , Greek poet of the Alexandrian School; author of hymns and epigrams

Example Sentences

“But where Ovid treats his characters with mild condescension and some irony, Mr. Calasso treats them with the kind of respect believing pagan writers like Homer and Callimachus might have given them. Also unlike Ovid, Mr. Calasso often provides several different versions of a story, so that his readers can see the various potential meanings a myth can have.”

From Washington Post

The assignment was a two-page essay, in Greek, on any epigram of Callimachus that we chose.

From Literature

Depending on how the text was copied, the twelve thousand verses of Homer’s Odyssey filled five to ten scrolls of normal length; truly monumental works, such as Callimachus’s Pinakes, were well over a hundred scrolls long.

From Literature

According to Alberto Manguel’s book “A History of Reading,” Callimachus may have been the first to organize a catalog alphabetically.

From New York Times

It was overseen by the poet and scholar Callimachus, who understood that users would need to easily find things, and so he cataloged it.

From New York Times