Dioskury (Dioskoros)( Greek poet)
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Biography Dioskury (Dioskoros)
Dioskury; Dioskoros, of Aphrodite in Egypt, VI in. n. e., Greek poet. A notary. His work, we know only through the papyrus discoveries. He wrote panegyrics in dactylic hexameter and iambic trimeter for provincial nobles and officials, as well as other works on the case, devoid of artistic merit and weaknesses in the formal respect. His place in history have won only due to the fact that in the basement of his home in 1902. found a papyrus scroll with comedies of Menander.
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