WRITER

Herodas

300 BC - 250 BC

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Herodas, or Herondas (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδας or Ἡρώνδας – the name is spelt differently in the few places where he is mentioned), was a Greek poet and the author of short humorous dramatic scenes in verse, probably written in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. Apart from the intrinsic merit of these pieces, they are interesting in the history of Greek literature as being a new species, illustrating Alexandrian methods. They are called Mimiamboi (Greek: μιμίαμβοι, "Mime-iambics"), or mimes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herodas has received more than 64,549 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Herodas is the 1,838th most popular writer (down from 1,745th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 281st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 65k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Herodes, Cercidas and the Greek choliambic poets (except Callimachus and Babrius)
Greek poetry, Greek poetry (Collections)
1929
Mimiambi, Edidit Franciscus Buecheler
1892
Mimes
Egyptian Coins
1928
Mimiambi
Pantomimes, Accessible book, Greek language materials
1893
I mimiambi
1948
The mimes and fragments
Greek language materials
1922

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herodas ranks 1,838 out of 7,302. Before him are Malcolm Lowry, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Rick Riordan, Rhonda Byrne, Daṇḍin, and Edwin Abbott Abbott. After him are Pierre Lemaitre, Fulcanelli, May Ziade, Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Feng Menglong, and Edmond Jabès.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Herodas ranks 19. Before him are Hanno the Great, Arsaces II of Parthia, Pushyamitra Shunga, Mithridates II of Pontus, Gaius Duilius, and Lucius Aemilius Paullus. After him are Berenice, Pharnaces I of Pontus, Laodice III, Appius Claudius Caudex, Euthydemus I, and Gaius Claudius Nero. Among people deceased in 250 BC, Herodas ranks 8. Before him are Euhemerus, King Xiaowen of Qin, Theodorus the Atheist, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Hieronymus of Cardia, and Gongsun Long. After him are Hermarchus, Ariobarzanes of Pontus, Demetrius the Fair, Lucius Cornelius Scipio, Magas of Cyrene, and Gaius Claudius Centho.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Herodas ranks 297 out of 642. Before him are Al-Mu'azzam Isa (1176), Hassan Fathy (1900), Saad el-Shazly (1922), Alexander II Zabinas (-190), Hesychius of Alexandria (500), and Neferneferure (-1400). After him are Berenice (-300), Edmond Jabès (1912), Nikare (-2200), Osorkon III (-900), Julius Pollux (200), and Qasim Amin (1863).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Herodas ranks 20. Before him are Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888), Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), Achilles Tatius (200), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), Ibn al-Farid (1181), and Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801). After him are Edmond Jabès (1912), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Anastasius Sinaita (630), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), and Zosimos of Panopolis (250).

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