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Callimachus

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Cyrene, Libya

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Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) (Greek: Καλλίμαχος, Kallimakhos) was a poet, critic, and scholar at the Library of Alexandria. He was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya.

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	Callimachus: Hymns, Epigrams, Select Fragments by Callimachus, Stanley Lombardo (Translator), Diane J. Rayor (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.63 avg rating — 91 ratings — published -250 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Callimachus: Hymns and Epigrams, Lycophron: Alexandra. Aratus: Phaenomena by Callimachus, Lycophron, Aratus 3.84 avg rating — 43 ratings — published -240	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CALLIMACHUS: The Hymns by Callimachus, Susan A. Stephens (Translator/Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aetia, Iambi, Hecale and Other Fragments. Musaeus: Hero and Leander by Callimachus, Musaeus Grammaticus, C.A. Trypanis (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published -300 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poems of Callimachus by Callimachus, Frank Nisetich (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published -240 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epigramas (ed. bilingüe) (Griegos Y Latinos) (Spanish Edition) 3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hymns and Epigrams: WITH Works by Callimachus, A.W. Mair (Translator), G.R. Mair (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published -200 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epigramas de Calímaco - Bilíngue (Grego-Português) by Callimachus, Guilherme Gontijo Flores 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inni. Chioma di Berenice 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1984 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poeti ellenistici. Callimaco, Teocrito, Meleagro by Callimachus, Theocritus, Meleager 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Mega biblion, mega kakon (Big book, big evil)”
― Callimachus

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“اّه يا روحى لا تطمحى الى الحياة الخالدة.ولكن استنفدى حدود الممكن”
― Callimachus

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“A poet's fiction should at least be plausible.”
― Callimachus, Callimachus: Hymns, Epigrams, Select Fragments

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