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Asclepi'ades

12. Of TRAGILUS in Thrace, a contemporary and disciple of Isocrates. (Phot. Bibl. p. 486b. ed. Bekker.) He is called a tragic writer, but was more probably a sophist or a grammarian.

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τραγῳδούμενα

He was the author of a work called τραγῳδούμενα, in six books, which treated on the subjects used by the Greek tragic writers, and on the manner in which they had dealt with their mythuses.

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Plut. Vit. X. Orat. p. 837; Steph. Byz. s. v. Τράγιλος; Athen. 10.456; Harpocrat. s. v. Δυσαύλης; Hesych. s. v. ὑησίαρχος.

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Comp. Werfer, l.c. p. 489, where the fragments of the tragw/dou/mena are collected.

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street. In the article on Soranus, we find: "at this present time (1848)" and this date seems to reflect the dates of works cited. 1873 - probably the printing date.

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William Smith, Ed.