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Nicaenetus of Samos

Nicaenetus of Samos (Ancient Greek: Νικαίνετος) was a Greek epic and epigrammatic poet of the 3rd century BC. He wrote, among other things, a list of illustrious women, and epigrams. There are four epigrams of his in the Greek Anthology.

He was either an Abderite who lived in Samos island or a native Samian. Athenaeus[1] speaks of him as either of Samos or of Abdera, and Stephanus of Byzantium[2] mentions him among the celebrated Abderites. Athenaeus[3] speaks of him in connection with his celebrating a Samian usage, as being a poet of strong native tendencies. From Athenaeus[4] we infer that he lived prior to the age of Phylarchus, who wrote in 219 BC. [5]

Notes

  1. ^ Deipnosophistae Book XIII. p. 590b.
  2. ^ Ethnica, Ἅβδηρα
  3. ^ Deipnosophistae Book XV. p. 673f.
  4. ^ p. 673b
  5. ^ Clinton, F. H. vol. iii. pp. 519, 563.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Nicaenetus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.