Herodorus

For the ancient Greek musician, see Herodorus of Megara.

Not to be confused with Herodotus.

Herodorus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδωρος), also called Herodorus of Heraclea (Ancient Greek: Ἡρόδωρος ὁ Ἡρακλεώτης)^[1] was a native of Heraclea Pontica^[2] and wrote a history on Heracles around 400 BC.^[3] Plutarch references Herodorus several times in his account of Theseus in Parallel Lives. He is among the authors (= FGrHist 31) whose fragments were collected in Felix Jacoby's Fragmente der griechischen Historiker.

Notes

1. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists, 11.49
2. Der Neue Pauly, Enzyklopädie der Antike, sv., 1977/1999, ISBN 3-476-01470-3
3. Graf, Fritz (Columbus, OH)."Herodorus." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider. Brill Online, 2016.

References

• Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Herodo'rus"