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-63–17 · Roman freedman and writer (c. 64 BC – AD 17)

Also known as: Gaius Iulius Hyginus, G. Julius Hyginus, Gaius Hyginus, Hyginus, Гай Юлий Гигин, 가이우스 율리우스 히기누스

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Known works

  • Poetica astronomica (1488)
  • C. Iulii Hygini Augusti liberti, fabularum liber
  • Fabulae (1872)
  • C. Ivlii Hygini, Avgvsti liberti, Fabvlarvm liber (1578)
  • Hygini quae hodie extant (1674)