Euhemerus
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Euhemerus is generally supposed to have been an inhabitant of Messene, a city of Peloponnesus.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop
Euhemerus was a firm upholder of the Cyrenaic philosophy, and by many ancient writers he was regarded as an atheist.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
The above criticisms apply to the poetical productions of Ennius; but the most curious point connected with his literary history is his prose translation of the celebrated work of Euhemerus, entitled, Ἱερα Αναγραφη.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop
The work of Euhemerus was conceived in that spirit of vulgar rationalism, which is condemned by Plato in the Phaedrus.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by W. Y. Sellar
In a kind of philosophical romance, Euhemerus declared that he had sailed to some No-man's-land, Panchaea, where he found the verity about mythical times engraved on pillars of bronze.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
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