About Conon
Lived 36 BC – AD 17 (aged 51–52). Conon was a writer and mythographer.
Conon (, gen.: Κόνωνος) was a Greek grammarian and mythographer of the age of Augustus (who lived 63 BC – 14 AD), the author of a work titled (Narrations), addressed to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia. It was a collection of fifty narratives relating to the mythical and heroic period, and especially the foundation of colonies.
An epitome of the work was preserved in the Bibliotheca of Photius, the 9th-century patriarch of Constantinople. Photius commends Conon's Attic style, and remarks that Nicolaus Damascenus borrowed much from him. There are separate editions of this abstract by Gale, by Teucher, and Kanne.
Dion Chrysostom mentions a rhetorician of this name, who may possibly be identical.
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Important facts
People in Conon's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Conon's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Conon?
ancient Greek mythographer
When was Conon born?
Conon was born in 36 BC.
When did Conon die?
Conon died in AD 17.
What was Conon's occupation?
Conon was a writer and mythographer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Conon (mythographer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Conon. https://biography.guide/conon-writer/
MLA: "Conon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/conon-writer/.
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