Zoilus
Zoilus | |
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Zoilus sitting at a table (by Justus van den Nypoort (Q25771500)) | |
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| Other names | Zoilos, Zoïlus |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Ancient Greek philosophy |
| Notable ideas | Critique of Homer |
Zoilus (Greek: Ζωΐλος Zoilos; c. 400 – 320 BC) was a Greek grammarian and literary critic from Amphipolis in Eastern Macedonia, then known as Thrace. He took the name Homeromastix (Ὁμηρομάστιξ "Homer whipper"; gen.: Ὁμηρομάστιγος) later in life.