Aristonicus of Tarentum
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Aristonicus of Tarentum
was the author of a work on Greek mythology
which ancient sources often refer to. He is perhaps the same as the one mentioned by Athenaeus
1.20, but nothing is known about him.
(Roulez, ad Ptolem. Hephaest. p. 148.)
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
was the author of a work on Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
which ancient sources often refer to. He is perhaps the same as the one mentioned by Athenaeus
Athenaeus
Athenaeus , of Naucratis in Egypt, Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourished about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD...
1.20, but nothing is known about him.
(Roulez, ad Ptolem. Hephaest. p. 148.)