Diktys of Knossos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23647558 |
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| Authors | Daniel James Thornton (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah10086 |
| OpenAlex | W1538003739 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
Diktys of Knossos, also known as Dictys Cretensis, was a legendary companion of the Cretan prince Idomeneus during the war against Troy, and is the alleged author of an Ephemeris of the Trojan War preserved in a Latin translation in the following (likely fictional) circumstances.
Ancient history · Art · Astronomy · Ephemeris · Literature · Physics · Trojan · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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