Heliodorus of Emesa, from Emesa, Syria, was a Greek writer generally dated to the third century AD who is known for the ancient Greek romance or novel called the Aethiopica (the Ethiopian Story) or sometimes "Theagenes and Chariclea".
According to his own statement, his father's name was Theodosius and he belonged to a family of priests of the sun. Socrates Scholasticus (5th century AD) identifies the author of Aethiopica with a certain Heliodorus, bishop of Trikka. Nicephorus Callistus (14th century) relates that the work was written in the early years of this bishop before he became a Christian and that, when forced either to disown it or resign his bishopric, he preferred resignation. Most scholars reject this identification.[1][2][3]
See also
Other ancient Greek novelists:
- Chariton - The Loves of Chaereas and Callirhoe
- Xenophon of Ephesus - The Ephesian Tale
- Achilles Tatius - Leucippe and Clitophon
- Longus - Daphnis and Chloe
References
- ^ Holzberg, Niklas. The Ancient Novel. 1995. P.78
- ^ Bowersock, Glanwill W. The Aethiopica of Heliodorus and the Historia Augusta. P.43. In Historiae Augustae Colloquium Genevense, 1991.
- ^ Wright, F.A. Introduction to Aethiopica., n.d.
External links
- Aethiopica (English translation) at Elfinspell
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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