Eugammon of Cyrene ( el, Εὐγάμων ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an early Greek poet to whom the epic ''

Telegony The ''Telegony'' (Greek: , ''Tēlegoneia''; la, Telegonia) is a lost ancient Greek epic poem about Telegonus, son of Odysseus by Circe. His name ("born far away") is indicative of his birth on Aeaea, far from Odysseus' home of Ithaca. It was p ...

'' was ascribed. According to

Clement of Alexandria Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria ( grc , Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; – ), was a Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. Among his pupils were Origen an ...

, he stole the poem from the legendary early poet

Musaeus Musaeus, Musaios ( grc, Μουσαῖος) or Musäus may refer to: Greek poets * Musaeus of Athens, legendary polymath, considered by the Greeks to be one of their earliest poets (mentioned by Socrates in Plato's Apology) * Musaeus of Ephesus, liv ...

; meaning, possibly, that a version of a long-existing traditional epic was written down by Eugammon. He is said to have flourished 567/6 BC.Clement of Alexandria. '' Stromata'', 6.25.2.

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Epic poetry collectors Early Greek epic poets 6th-century BC Greek people 6th-century BC poets Cyrenean Greeks Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{AncientGreece-poet-stub