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Palaephatus

400 BC - 360 BC

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Palaephatus (Ancient Greek: Παλαίφατος) was the author of a rationalizing text on Greek mythology, the paradoxographical work On Incredible Things (Περὶ ἀπίστων (ἱστοριῶν); Incredibilia), which survives in a (probably corrupt) Byzantine edition. This work consists of an introduction and 52 brief sections on various Greek myths. The first 45 have a common format: a brief statement of a wonder tale from Greek mythology, usually followed by a claim of disbelief ("This is absurd" or "This is not likely" or "The true version is..."), and then a sequence of every-day occurrences which gave rise to the wonder-story through misunderstanding. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Palaephatus has received more than 116,101 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Palaephatus is the 3,974th most popular writer (down from 3,895th in 2019).

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Palaephatus ranks 3,974 out of 7,302. Before him are Lope de Rueda, James Allen, Joan Aiken, Lino Aldani, Philipp Nicolai, and Claribel Alegría. After him are Elena Văcărescu, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Shinichi Hoshi, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Irena Veisaitė, and Simonas Daukantas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Palaephatus ranks 114. Before him are Marsyas of Pella, Nicaea of Macedon, Idomeneus of Lampsacus, Arrhidaeus, Archon of Pella, and Lanassa. After him are Phaenias of Eresus, Aesara, Philotas, Cleitus the White, Acrotatus II, and Nicanor. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Palaephatus ranks 25. Before him are Taxiles, Laomedon of Mytilene, Leontion, Marsyas of Pella, Arrhidaeus, and Cotys I. After him are Phaenias of Eresus, Philotas, Aristides of Thebes, Stasanor, Lucius Aemilius Barbula, and Androsthenes of Thasos.

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