Menecrates of Ephesus

Menecrates of Ephesus (/məˈnɛkrətiːz/; Ancient Greek: Μενεκράτης ὁ Ἐφέσιος; 330–270 BC) was a Greek didactic poet of the Hellenistic period.^[1] Menecrates composed a poem titled Works, which was inspired by Hesiod's Works and Days, This poem also incorporated a discussion of bees, drawing from Aristotle's studies. Menecrates served as the mentor to Aratus, the renowned astronomical poet.^[2] The remaining fragments of Menecrates' works were compiled by Hermann Diels in his 1901 publication Poetarum Philosophorum Fragmenta.^[3]

Notes

^ Oxford Classical Dictionary, ed. Hornblower, Simon, and Antony Spawforth. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0-19-268767-8 p.958
^ Philip Thibodeau, "Menekrates of Ephesos", p. 545 in The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists, ed. Paul T. Keyser and Georgia L. Irby-Massie. London & New York: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-34020-5
^ Diels, 1901. p. 171-172

References

Edition of his surviving works: Supplementum Hellenisticum, ed. Hugh Lloyd-Jones; P J Parsons; H -G Nesselrath; J U Powell. Berlin & New York : W. de Gruyter, 1983 ISBN 978-3-11-008171-8
H. Diels. Poetarum philosophorum fragmenta (1901), "Menecrates Ephesius". 171-172.

[1] Oxford Classical Dictionary, ed. Hornblower, Simon, and Antony Spawforth. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 978-0-19-268767-8 p.958

[2] Philip Thibodeau, "Menekrates of Ephesos", p. 545 in The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists, ed. Paul T. Keyser and Georgia L. Irby-Massie. London & New York: Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-34020-5

[3] Diels, 1901. p. 171-172

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