Apollonius of Rhodes

Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος (Known as "Apollonius Rhodius")

Epic Poet, Head Librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria, Scholar

Born c. 295 BCE

Alexandria, Egypt

Passed Away c. 215 BCE Rhodes, Greece

Lifespan ~80 years old

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"Let the song of the fleece sail on; the oarsmen rest, but their voyage remains upon the sea of time."

Archival Overview

Alexandrian scholar and chief librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria, author of the Argonautica, the only surviving Hellenistic epic poem, which profoundly influenced Virgil's Aeneid.

Biographical Record

Apollonius studied under Callimachus in Ptolemaic Alexandria before succeeding Zenodotus as director (Prostates) of the Mouseion and Great Library under Ptolemy III Euergetes, also serving as royal tutor to the heir apparent.

His four-book epic poem, the Argonautica, reimagined the voyage of Jason and the Golden Fleece, introducing psychological interiority, romantic passion, and geographical cataloging to classical verse, directly inspiring Virgil's depiction of Dido in the Aeneid.

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Final Resting Place

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Scholars Necropolis of Rhodes
Rhodes, Greece

                         GPS: 36.4341, 28.2176                    

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