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Euhemerus

330 BC - 250 BC

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Euhemerus (; also spelled Euemeros or Evemerus; Ancient Greek: Εὐήμερος Euhēmeros, "happy; prosperous"; late fourth century BC) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. Euhemerus' birthplace is disputed, with Messina in Sicily as the most probable location, while others suggest Chios or Tegea.The philosophy attributed to and named for Euhemerus, euhemerism, holds that many mythological tales can be attributed to historical persons and events, the accounts of which have become altered and exaggerated over time. Euhemerus's work combined elements of fiction and political utopianism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Euhemerus has received more than 172,576 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Euhemerus is the 55th most popular historian (down from 53rd in 2019), the 838th most popular biography from Italy (up from 857th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Historian.

Euhemerus was most famous for his theory that the gods were originally human beings.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Euhemerus ranks 55 out of 339Before him are Tzvetan Todorov, Callisthenes, John Skylitzes, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Socrates of Constantinople, and Adam of Bremen. After him are Theopompus, Justin, Johann Gustav Droysen, Libanius, Francesco Guicciardini, and Joseph Justus Scaliger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 330 BC, Euhemerus ranks 2Before him is Cleanthes. After him is Zenodotus. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Euhemerus ranks 2Before him is Lü Buwei. After him are King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Hieronymus of Cardia, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Gongsun Long, Herodas, Hermarchus, Demetrius the Fair, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, and Magas of Cyrene.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Euhemerus ranks 838 out of 4,668Before him are Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Pietro Bembo (1470), Maurizio Pollini (1942), and Francesco II Sforza (1495). After him are Francesco Guardi (1712), Francesco Totti (1976), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Gentile da Fabriano (1370), Giovanna of Italy (1907), and Beatrice d'Este (1475).

Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Euhemerus ranks 7Before him are Livy (-59), Suetonius (70), Diodorus Siculus (-90), Leonardo Bruni (1370), Poggio Bracciolini (1380), and Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19). After him are Francesco Guicciardini (1483), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Timaeus (-350), Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), and Andrea Alciato (1492).