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Hellanicus of Lesbos

490 BC - 405 BC

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Hellanicus (or Hellanikos) of Lesbos (Greek: Ἑλλάνικος ὁ Λέσβιος, Hellánikos ho Lésbios), also called Hellanicus of Mytilene (Greek: Ἑλλάνικος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος, Hellánikos ho Mutilēnaῖos; 490 BC – c. 405 BC), was an ancient Greek logographer who flourished during the latter half of the 5th century BC. He was born in Mytilene on the isle of Lesbos in 490 BC and is reputed to have lived to the age of 85. According to the Suda, he lived for some time at the court of one of the kings of Macedon, and died at Perperene, a city in Aeolis on the plateau of Kozak near Pergamon, opposite Lesbos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hellanicus of Lesbos has received more than 96,275 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Hellanicus of Lesbos is the 1,533rd most popular writer (up from 1,682nd in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Greece (up from 360th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, Hellanicus of Lesbos ranks 1,533 out of 5,755. Before her are Deepak Chopra, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Jan Guillou, Elizabeth George, and Ole Nydahl. After her are Anna de Noailles, Väinö Linna, Qiu Chuji, Jaan Kross, Elizabeth Siddal, and Wayne Dyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Hellanicus of Lesbos ranks 8. Before her are Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, Nehemiah, Bacchylides, Archelaus I of Macedon, and Agis II. After her are Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, Oenopides, and Crateuas of Macedon. Among people deceased in 405 BC, Hellanicus of Lesbos ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hellanicus of Lesbos ranks 337 out of 936. Before her are Glaucus of Corinth (null), Peucestas (-390), Leon of Sparta (-700), Alexis Tsipras (1974), Leotychidas (-540), and Xanthippus (-590). After her are Iphicrates (-415), Antenor (-590), Eurydice of Egypt (-400), Antiochus XII Dionysus (-150), Anaxarchus (-380), and Coroebus of Elis (-800).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Hellanicus of Lesbos ranks 39. Before her are Lycophron (-320), Naim Frashëri (1846), Cratinus (-500), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Diagoras of Melos (-450), and Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062). After her are Semonides of Amorgos (-650), Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Acusilaus (-600), Dexippus (210), Eupolis (-446), and Ion of Chios (-490).

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