WRITER
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollṓnios Rhódios; Latin: Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is one of the few extant examples of the epic genre and it was both innovative and influential, providing Ptolemaic Egypt with a "cultural mnemonic" or national "archive of images", and offering the Latin poets Virgil and Gaius Valerius Flaccus a model for their own epics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apollonius of Rhodes has received more than 337,588 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Apollonius of Rhodes is the 346th most popular writer (up from 391st in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Writer.
Apollonius of Rhodes is most famous for his epic poem the Argonautica, which follows Jason and the Argonauts on their quest to find the Golden Fleece.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
69.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
11.51
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 346 out of 7,302. Before him are Nâzım Hikmet, Doris Lessing, Arthur Schnitzler, Luqman, Henry Miller, and Marguerite Yourcenar. After him are Max Brod, Karl May, Ezra Pound, Joseph Brodsky, Ken Follett, and Louise Glück.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 340
Doris Lessing
1919 - 2013
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 341
Arthur Schnitzler
1862 - 1931
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 342
Luqman
1100 BC - 1769
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 343
Henry Miller
1891 - 1980
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 344
Marguerite Yourcenar
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 345
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 346
Max Brod
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 347
Karl May
1842 - 1912
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 348
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 349
Joseph Brodsky
1940 - 1996
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 350
Ken Follett
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 351
Louise Glück
1943 - 2023
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 352
Contemporaries
Among people born in 295 BC, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 1. After him is Publius Claudius Pulcher. Among people deceased in 215 BC, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 1. After him are Hiero II of Syracuse, Lucius Postumius Albinus, and Samprati.
Others Born in 295 BC
Go to all RankingsApollonius of Rhodes
WRITER
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 1
Publius Claudius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
295 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 215 BC
Go to all RankingsApollonius of Rhodes
WRITER
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 1
Hiero II of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
308 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 2
Lucius Postumius Albinus
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 3
Samprati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 4
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 67 out of 642. Before him are Sextus Empiricus (160), Djedefre (-2600), Appian (95), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954). After him are Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Den (-3000), Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), and Fuad I of Egypt (1868).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsSextus Empiricus
PHILOSOPHER
160 - 210
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 61
Djedefre
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 62
Appian
WRITER
95 - 165
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 63
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
WRITER
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 64
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
POLITICIAN
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 65
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 66
Apollonius of Rhodes
WRITER
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 67
Ayman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 68
Den
ARCHAEOLOGIST
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 69
Ptolemy VI Philometor
POLITICIAN
184 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 70
Mohamed Morsi
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2019
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 71
Mohamed Al-Fayed
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2023
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 72
Fuad I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1936
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 73
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Apollonius of Rhodes ranks 5. Before him are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Sayyid Qutb (1906), Appian (95), and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876). After him are Lactantius (250), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Athenaeus (200), Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), Taha Hussein (1889), and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190).
Naguib Mahfouz
1911 - 2006
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 1
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 2
Appian
95 - 165
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 4
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 5
Lactantius
250 - 325
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 7
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 8
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 9
Nonnus
500 - 500
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 10
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 11
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 12