Callimachus

American  

[kuh-lim-uh-kuhs] / kəˈlɪm ə kəs /

noun

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

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Callimachus British  

/ kəˈlɪməkəs /

noun

1. late 5th century _bc , Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital

2. ?305–?240 _bc , Greek poet of the Alexandrian School; author of hymns and epigrams

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Example Sentences

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

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

When he read it at Alexandria, it was rejected through the influence of Callimachus and his party.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The first systematic arrangement of his reputed works is ascribed to Dicaearchus and Callimachus in the early part of the 3rd century B.C.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

Callimachus the grammarian said that a great book was equivalent to a great evil.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Hortalus, to whom it is addressed, had requested him to translate from Callimachus the poem De Coma Berenices.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John