Apollodorus facts for kids

Apollodorus was a very common name in ancient Greece. It comes from the Greek words "Apollo" (a god) and "doron" (gift). So, it means "Gift of Apollo." Many famous people in ancient times shared this name, including artists, writers, and leaders.

Artists Named Apollodorus

• Apollodorus (painter) lived in Athens around the end of the 400s BC. He was a very important painter. He made big improvements in how artists showed depth and light in their paintings. This is called perspective and chiaroscuro.
• Apollodorus (sculptor) was a Greek sculptor who worked with bronze around 324 BC. He was known for being extremely picky about his work. He would often break his sculptures into pieces if he wasn't completely happy with them!

Writers and Thinkers

• Apollodorus (author of Bibliotheca) lived in the 1st or 2nd century AD. He wrote a famous book called the Bibliotheca. This book is a collection of ancient Greek myths and heroic legends. Sometimes he is called "Pseudo-Apollodorus" to avoid confusing him with another Apollodorus from Athens.
• Apollodorus of Carystus wrote plays for the "New Comedy" style of theater between 300 and 260 BC.
• Apollodorus of Gela also wrote "New Comedy" plays from about 340 to 290 BC.
• Apollodorus of Tarsus was a poet who wrote tragedies.
• Apollodorus the Epicurean was a philosopher in Athens during the 2nd century BC. He was the head of the Epicurean school, which taught about living a happy and peaceful life. He also wrote a book about the life of the philosopher Epicurus.
• Apollodorus of Phaleron lived around 429 BC. He was a follower of the famous philosopher Socrates. He is known for telling the story of a famous conversation described by Plato in his book Symposium.
• Apollodorus of Seleucia was a Stoic philosopher around 150 BC. Stoic philosophers believed in living with reason and self-control.

Historians and Scholars

• Apollodorus of Athens lived from about 180 BC to after 120 BC. He was a Greek historian and a grammarian (someone who studies language). He wrote important works about history and grammar.
• Apollodorus of Artemita was a Greek historian who lived between 130 and 87 BC. He wrote about the Parthian Empire, a powerful ancient kingdom.

Leaders and Generals

• Apollodorus (general) was an Athenian general in the 4th century BC. Generals were military leaders.
• Apollodorus of Amphipolis was a Macedonian cavalry general. He served under Alexander the Great around 331 BC.
• Apollodorus of Cassandreia was a tyrant (a ruler who took power by force) of the city of Cassandreia. He died in 276 or 275 BC.
• Apollodorus of Susiana was a satrap (a governor of a province) of Susiana. He was appointed in 220 BC.

Other Notable Apollodorus Individuals

• Apollodorus (physician) refers to two different doctors mentioned by Pliny the Elder, a Roman writer.
• Apollodorus (runner) was a Macedonian runner in the 1st century AD. He won the Olympics, which was a huge honor!
• Apollodorus of Acharnae was an Athenian politician who lived from 394 BC to after 343 BC. He was the subject of many speeches by the famous speaker Demosthenes.
• Apollodorus of Boeotia was a Greek ambassador in 183 BC. Ambassadors are people who represent their country in other nations.
• Apollodorus of Damascus was a famous Nabataean architect and engineer in the 2nd century AD. He designed many impressive buildings and structures for the Roman Empire.
• Apollodorus of Macedonia was a scribe (a person who copied documents) and secretary to King Philip V of Macedon around 198 BC.
• Apollodorus Logisticus was an ancient Greek mathematician.
• Apollodorus the Sicilian was a loyal follower of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra around 48 BC.

Images for kids

• 

  A robot representing a kid-friendly article.

See also

• Apollodorus of Smyrna, a copyist error for Apollonides of Smyrna
• Apollo (disambiguation)
• Apollinaris (disambiguation)
• Apollonia (disambiguation)
• Apollonius (disambiguation)

This page or section lists people with the given name Apollodorus. If a page link brought you here, you might want to go back and fix it so that it goes directly to the correct page.