Aethlius (writer)

Aethlius (Ancient Greek: Ἀέθλιος) of Samos was the author of a work titled Samian Annals (Ὧροι Σάμιοι),^[1] the fifth book of which is quoted by Athenaeus,^[2] although he expresses a doubt about the genuineness of the work.^[3] Aethlius is also referred to by Clement of Alexandria,^[4] Eustathius,^[5] and in the Etymologicum Magnum.^[6] His date is uncertain, but it is probable he lived some time in the 5th or 6th century.^[7]

References

1. Horoi were chronicles describing the foundation of Ionian cities.
2. Smith, William (1867). "Aethlius (2)". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 1. Boston, MA. p. 51.
3. Athenaeus, xiv. p. 650, d. 653, f
4. Clement of Alexandria, Protrepticus p. 30, a
5. Eustathius, ad Od. vii. 120, p. 1573
6. Etymologicum Magnum, s.v. νένωται, where the name is written "Athlius"
7. Athenagoras; Joseph H. Crehan (trans. & ed.) (1956). Ancient Christian Writers: Athenagoras: Embassy for the Christians, the Resurrection of the Dead. New York: The Newman Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-8091-0036-3.

Sources

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