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: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from

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, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: :''Note: A few persons appear in more than one section.''

Artists

Apollodorus (painter) Apollodorus Skiagraphos () was an influential Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek Artist, painter of the 5th century BC whose work has since been entirely Lost media, lost. Apollodorus left a technique behind known as skiagraphia, a way to easily produc ...

, Athenian painter who lived at the end of the 5th century BC and introduced great improvements in perspective and chiaroscuro * Apollodorus (sculptor) (), Greek sculptor in bronze so picky he often broke his works in pieces after he finished them

Authors

* Apollodorus (), author of the '' Bibliotheca'', sometimes called "Pseudo-Apollodorus" to distinguish him from Apollodorus of Athens (below), with whom he was sometimes confused *

Apollodorus of Carystus Apollodorus of Carystus () in Euboea, was one of the most important writers of the Attic New Comedy, who flourished in Athens between 300 and 260 B.C. He is to be distinguished from the older Apollodorus of Gela (342—290), a contemporary of ...

(), New Comedy playwright * Apollodorus of Erythrae, ancient Greek writer * Apollodorus of Gela (), New Comedy playwright * Apollodorus of Lemnos, ancient Greek writer on agriculture * Apollodorus of Tarsus, tragic poet * Apollodorus of Telmessus, writer on dreams * Apollodorus the Epicurean (), Athenian philosopher and author of the ''Life of Epicurus'', head of the Epicurean school in Athens

Historians

* Apollodorus of Artemita (), Greek historian of the Parthian empire *

Apollodorus of Athens Apollodorus of Athens (, ''Apollodoros ho Athenaios''; c. 180 BC – after 120 BC), son of Asclepiades, was a Greek scholar, historian, and grammarian. He was a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon, Panaetius the Stoic, and the grammarian Aristarchu ...

(c. 180 BC–after 120 BC), Greek historian and grammarian

Oratory

(c. 180 BC–after 120 BC), Greek historian and grammarian * Apollodorus of Cumae, Greek grammarian * Apollodorus of Cyrene, Greek grammarian * Apollodorus of Pergamon, 1st century BC rhetorician

Philosophers

* Apollodorus the Epicurean (), Athenian philosopher and author of the ''Life of Epicurus'', head of the Epicurean school in Athens *

Apollodorus of Phaleron Apollodorus of Phaleron (Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος Φαληρεύς, ''Apollódōros Phalēreύs'', c. 445 – 4th century BCE) was an Ancient Athenian student and prominent follower of Socrates frequently depicted in the Socratic literature. ...

(c. 429–4th century BC), follower of Socrates and narrator of the dialogue described by Plato in his ''Symposium'' *

Apollodorus of Seleucia Apollodorus of Seleucia on the Tigris, Seleucia (; flourished c. 150 BC), or Apollodorus Ephillus, was a Stoicism, Stoic philosopher, and a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon. Apollodorus is famous for describing Cynicism (philosophy), Cynicism as "the ...

(), Stoic philosopher

Rulers and generals

* Apollodorus (general), Athenian general of the 4th century BC * Apollodorus of Amphipolis (), Macedonian cavalry general under Alexander the Great * Apollodorus of Cassandreia (died 276 or 275 BC), a tyrant of the city of Cassandreia * Apollodorus of Susiana, satrap of Susiana appointed in 220 BC

Other

* Apollodorus (jurist) (), Greco-Roman jurist * Apollodorus (physician), two physicians mentioned by Pliny the Elder * Apollodorus (runner), 1st century Macedonian runner who won the Olympics *

Apollodorus of Acharnae Apollodorus (; 394 – after 343 BCE) of Acharnae in Attica was an Athenian politician known from several ancient forensic speeches which were preserved as part of the Demosthenic corpus. He was the son of Pasion, a wealthy banker who had ...

(394–after 343), Athenian politician and subject of many of Demosthenes' speeches * Apollodorus of Boeotia (), Greek ambassador * Apollodorus of Cyzicus, two different persons from ancient Greece, one mentioned by Plato, the other by Diogenes Laërtius *

Apollodorus of Damascus Apollodorus of Damascus () was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD. As an engineer he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural output gained him immense popularity dur ...

, 2nd century Nabataean architect and engineer * Apollodorus of Macedonia (), Macedonian scribe, secretary to King Philip V of Macedon * Apollodorus of Nicaea, mentioned by 6th century writer Stephanus of Byzantium * Apollodorus Logisticus, ancient Greek mathematician * Apollodorus Pyragrus, 1st century BC Sicilian mentioned by Cicero * Apollodorus the Sicilian (), loyal follower of Cleopatra