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-179–-119 · ancient Greek grammarian and historian

Also known as: Apollodor von Athen, Apollódōros ho Athenaîos, Apollodorus, Аполлодор Афинский, أبولودورس الأثيني, 아테네의 아폴로도로스

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Known works

  • Bibliotheca (1782)
  • Gods and heroes of the Greeks (1976)
  • Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae
  • The library (1555)
  • Mythographi graeci