THE LIFE OF ARATUS.

He dedicated himself to the aged Cyrenaean likely referring to Callimachus, from whom he also received an epigram. He flourished at the same time as Nicander the mathematician, also a Colophonian, who attended to him as well. They say he was an emulator of Homer, though others say of Hesiod instead.

THE LINEAGE OF DIONYSIUS,

FROM THE WORKS

OF EUSTATHIUS.

A square decorative woodcut initial letter 'O'. Inside the frame, a bearded man wearing robes sits at a desk or table, appearing to write or read, with a landscape visible in the background.

It is recorded that Dionysius was of Libyan descent. He is said to have written other books as well, the Lithiaka On Stones, the Ornithiaka On Birds, and the Bassarika On the rites of Bacchus. Of these, the Lithiaka were accepted because of the similarity in character. The Bassarika, because of their roughness, were judged unworthy and attributed to Dionysius of Samos. The Ornithiaka were attributed to another Dionysius, the Philadelphian, whom they called "empty" original: "ὑπόκενον" due to his lack of precision in speech. The present historical poem—