Archemachus of Euboea

"Archemachus" redirects here. In Greek mythology, Archemachus was also the name of the son of Heracles and Patro, daughter of Thespius and Megamede.

Archemachus of Euboea (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέμαχoς) was an ancient Greek writer who wrote on his native island (Euboea). His works consisted of at least three books.[1] Whether this Archemachus was the author of the grammatical work Metonyms (Aἱ Μετωνυμίαι, Hai Metonymiai),[2] is uncertain.

References

  1. Strabo, Geographia, x.; Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae, vi.; Clement of Alexandria, Stromata, i.; Harpocration, Lexicon, s. v. "kotylaion oros"; Plutarch, Moralia, "De Iside et Osiride", 27
  2. Scholium ad Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, iv. 262.

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