Panyassis

Panyassis, of Halicarnassus, older kinsman of Herodotus and the last great epic poet of archaic Greece (i.e. of the period before 480 BC), who lived in the early part of the fifth century and was put to death for his political activities by Lygdamis, tyrant of Halicarnassus, in the 460s or early 450s. He wrote two works: on Heraclēs, the Heracleia (9, 000 lines in fourteen books), of which a few fragments remain, and on the Ionian colonial settlements, the Ionica (7, 000 lines, and perhaps written in elegiacs: see METRE), of which poem, as far as is known, nothing survives. Panyassis' language appears to be basically Homeric, but includes some unusual words. The fragments of the Heracleia, few as they are, still provide valuable information about Greek myths and legends.

Panyassis of Halicarnassus, sometimes known as Panyasis (Ancient Greek: Πανυάσις), was a 5th century BC Greek epic poet, famous for the Heracleia and the Ionica. It is believed that he also wrote other works which have since been lost. He was critically unappreciated during his lifetime, but was posthumously recognised as one of the greatest poets of archaic Greece. He was either Herodotus' uncle or cousin. In 454 BC, Panyassis was executed for political activities by the tyrant Lygdamis.^[1]

References

1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911 - Panyasis

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