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Gaius Julius Hyginus

64 BC - 17

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Gaius Julius Hyginus (; c. 64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus. He was elected superintendent of the Palatine library by Augustus according to Suetonius' De Grammaticis, 20. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Julius Hyginus has received more than 277,458 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Gaius Julius Hyginus is the 571st most popular writer (down from 544th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 157th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Writer.

Gaius Julius Hyginus was a Roman author who is most famous for writing the poem "Fabulae".

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Notable Works

Poetica astronomica
Incunabula
1488
Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans
Social Science
The nightly appearance of the stars, their arrangement in the sky, their regular risings and settings through the course of the year, have been a source of endless wonder and speculation. But where did the constellations come from and what are the myths associated with them? The most comprehensive work ever published on the 48 classical constellations, this handbook contains the only surviving works on the constellation myths that have come down to us from antiquity: an epitome of The Constellations of Eratosthenes -- never before translated into English -- and The Poetic Astronomy of Hyginus. Includes accurate, detailed commentaries on each constellation myth, and complete references for those who wish to dig deeper. Anyone interested in astronomy or mythology, as well as the occasional stargazer, will find this an ideal resource.
1997
Miti
2000
C. Ivlii Hygini, Avgvsti liberti, Fabvlarvm liber ... antehac nunquam excusus. Evisdem Poeticon astronomicon libri quatuor. Quibus accesserunt similis agrumenti, Palaephati De fabulosis narrationibus, liber I. F. Fvlgentii Placiadis ... Mythologiarum libri III. Eivsdem De uocum antiquarum interpretatione, liber I. Arati Phainomenon fragmentum, Germanico Caesare interprete. Eivsdem Phaenomena Graece, cum interpretatione latina Procli De sphaera libellus, Graece & Latine. Index rerum & fabularum ...
1535
Fabulae
1872

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Among writers, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 571 out of 7,302. Before him are A. A. Milne, Faxian, Romain Gary, William S. Burroughs, Al-Zamakhshari, and Harry Martinson. After him are Jaroslav Seifert, Laurence Sterne, Denis of Portugal, Sayat-Nova, James Baldwin, and Ninon de l'Enclos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 64 BC, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 2. Before him is Strabo. After him are Nicolaus of Damascus, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Among people deceased in 17, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 3. Before him are Ovid, and Livy. After him are Thusnelda, Archelaus of Cappadocia, and Antiochus III of Commagene.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 163 out of 3,355. Before him are Miguel Muñoz (1922), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), John II of Castile (1405), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), and Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548). After him are Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), John II of Aragon (1398), Enrique Iglesias (1975), and Al-Hakam II (915).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 15. Before him are Lucan (39), Seneca the Elder (-54), Martial (40), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Henry IV of Castile (1425), and Francisco de Quevedo (1584). After him are Judah Halevi (1079), Columella (4), Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), Camilo José Cela (1916), and Matilde Camus (1919).

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