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Nonnus of Panopolis
Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης
(Known as "Nonnus")
Epic Poet, Author of the Dionysiaca and Paraphrase of Saint John
Born
c. 400 CE
Panopolis (Akhmim), Egypt
Panopolis (Akhmim), Egypt
Passed Away
c. 470 CE
Alexandria, Egypt
Lifespan
~70 years old
"Sing, goddess, of the nectar-drinking wanderer, and the divine light that transforms mortal clay."
Archival Overview
5th-century Greek epic poet from Akhmim, Upper Egypt, who authored the Dionysiaca—at 48 books the longest surviving poem from classical antiquity—and a hexameter paraphrase of the Gospel of John.
Biographical Record
A native of Panopolis (modern Akhmim) in Upper Egypt, Nonnus was the supreme virtuoso of Late Antique hexameter verse, establishing a strict reform of Greek metric rhythm that dominated late classical and Byzantine poetry.
His colossal Dionysiaca (20,426 lines) preserved ancient mythological traditions of Dionysus's expedition to India in dazzling, ornate verse. In later life, converting to Christianity, he composed the Metabole, a masterly poetic rendering of the Gospel of John.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Ancient Necropolis of Panopolis
Akhmim, Egypt
Akhmim, Egypt
GPS: 26.5647, 31.7450
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