About Menecrates of Ephesus
Lived 330 BC – 270 BC (aged 59–60). Menecrates of Ephesus was a poet.
Menecrates of Ephesus (; ; 330–270 BC) was a Greek didactic poet of the Hellenistic period. Menecrates composed a poem titled Works, which was inspired by Hesiod's Works and Days, This poem also incorporated a discussion of bees, drawing from Aristotle's studies. Menecrates served as the mentor to Aratus, the renowned astronomical poet. The remaining fragments of Menecrates' works were compiled by Hermann Diels in his 1901 publication Poetarum Philosophorum Fragmenta.
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ancient Greek writer
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Menecrates of Ephesus was born in 330 BC in Ephesus.
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Menecrates of Ephesus died in 270 BC.
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Menecrates of Ephesus was a poet.
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