Kallimachos o Kyrinaios

Callimachus was an ancient poet and epigrammatist (310-240 BC). He hailed from a prominent family in Cyrene, tracing his lineage back to the mythical founder of the city, Battus. He grew up and studied in Athens but spent much of his life in Alexandria, working at the Library of Alexandria. He flourished during the era of the Ptolemies Philadelphus and Euergetes. His most significant prose work was the "Pinakes of Those Who Were Eminent in Every Branch of Learning and Their Writings," a catalog in 120 books that included all the works of all authors, even those that were not preserved. From his poetic works, six Hymns and 64 epigrams in the "Palatine Anthology" from Meleager's "Garland" have survived, along with some fragments from other works. The most notable among these were an epyllion, "Hecale," and the "Aetia," which were poems on various subjects culminating in the famous "Lock of Berenice," known primarily through the translation by the Latin poet Catullus. One of his students, and a strong rival and adversary, was Apollonius of Rhodes, with whom he seems to have reconciled later, as their graves were placed next to each other after their deaths.