About Herodorus of Heraclea
Lived 500 BC – 460 BC. Herodorus of Heraclea was a historian and mythographer.
Herodorus of Heraclea was a native of Heraclea Pontica who wrote a history on Heracles around 400 BC. Plutarch references Herodorus several times in his account of Theseus in Parallel Lives. He is among the authors (= FGrHist 31) whose fragments were collected in Felix Jacoby's Fragmente der griechischen Historiker.
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Who was Herodorus of Heraclea?
ancient Greek mythographer
When was Herodorus of Heraclea born?
Herodorus of Heraclea was born in 500 BC in Heraclea Pontica.
When did Herodorus of Heraclea die?
Herodorus of Heraclea died in 460 BC in Heraclea Pontica.
What was Herodorus of Heraclea's occupation?
Herodorus of Heraclea was a historian and mythographer.
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