Antenor () was a Greek writer of uncertain date, wrote a work upon the history of

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

, which on account of its excellence was called ''Delta'' (Δέλτα), inasmuch as, says

Ptolemy Hephaestion Ptolemy Chennus or Chennos ("quail") ( ''Ptolemaios Chennos''), was an Alexandrine grammarian during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. According to the ''Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; ; ) is a large 10th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine ...

, the Cretans called that which is good ''Delton'' (Δέλτον).

Plutarch Plutarch (; , ''Ploútarchos'', ; – 120s) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo (Delphi), Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''Parallel Lives'', ...

, ''

On the Malice of Herodotus ''On the Malice of Herodotus'' or ''On the Malignity of Herodotus'' () is an essay by Plutarch criticizing the historian Herodotus for all manner of prejudice and misrepresentation in the latter's '' Histories''. It has been called "the first boo ...

'' c. 32.

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