Culture Arena
Egypt · Famous People · Normal
Which Alexandrian-born Greek poet, writing in the 3rd century BCE, served as the librarian of the Mouseion and authored the epic poem 'Argonautica'?
Answer: Apollonius of Rhodes — Apollonius of Rhodes, born in Alexandria and appointed head librarian of the Great Library, wrote the 'Argonautica' — the only surviving Hellenistic epic — during his tenure in the city, before a scholarly dispute with his mentor Callimachus drove him to Rhodes.
- A Callimachus
- B Theocritus
- C Apollonius of Rhodes ✓
- D Eratosthenes
Apollonius of Rhodes, born in Alexandria and appointed head librarian of the Great Library, wrote the 'Argonautica' — the only surviving Hellenistic epic — during his tenure in the city, before a scholarly dispute with his mentor Callimachus drove him to Rhodes.