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Philitas of Cos

400 BC - 360 BC

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Philitas of Cos (; Greek: Φιλίτας ὁ Κῷος, Philītas ho Kōos; c. 340 – c. 285 BC), sometimes spelled Philetas (; Φιλήτας, Philētas; see Bibliography below), was a Greek scholar, poet and grammarian during the early Hellenistic period of ancient Greece. He is regarded as the founder of the Hellenistic school of poetry, which flourished in Alexandria after about 323 BC. Philitas is also reputed to have been the tutor of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and the poet Theocritus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philitas of Cos has received more than 114,591 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Philitas of Cos is the 2,788th most popular writer (down from 2,672nd in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from Greece (down from 495th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Greek Writer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.16

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philitas of Cos ranks 2,788 out of 7,302. Before him are Guido Guinizelli, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Carl Sandburg, Kamo no Chōmei, Matthías Jochumsson, and Tadeusz Różewicz. After him are James Herriot, Symeon of Polotsk, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Juvencus, Daniël Heinsius, and Malwida von Meysenbug.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Philitas of Cos ranks 78. Before him are Alexander of Lyncestis, Gaius Licinius Stolo, Timotheus, Antiphilus, Archidamus IV, and Antipater Etesias. After him are Aeneas Tacticus, Anniceris, Monimus, Axiothea of Phlius, Cephisodotus the Younger, and Philinna. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Philitas of Cos ranks 17. Before him are Polykleitos the Younger, Lais of Hyccara, Timotheus of Miletus, Quintus Hortensius, Bryaxis, and Antiphilus. After him are Anniceris, Taxiles, Laomedon of Mytilene, Leontion, Marsyas of Pella, and Arrhidaeus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philitas of Cos ranks 511 out of 1,024. Before him are Timotheus (-400), Kostas Karamanlis (1956), Glaucus of Corinth (null), Oenopides (-490), Archidamus IV (-400), and Maria Farantouri (1947). After him are Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou (1950), Eurycratides (-600), Apollodorus the Epicurean (-150), Machanidas (-254), Kostis Palamas (1859), and Xanthippus of Carthage (-300).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Philitas of Cos ranks 60. Before him are Phylarchus (-255), Victorinus of Pettau (250), Dionysios Solomos (1798), Philostratus of Lemnos (200), Antigonus of Carystus (-290), and Praxilla (-500). After him are Kostis Palamas (1859), Antiphanes (-388), Acusilaus (-600), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Theodor Kallifatides (1938), and Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851).

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