Apollonius Dyscolus

Apollonius Dyscolus (fl. 2nd century AD) is considered one of the greatest of the Greek grammarians. Nicknamed 'dyscolus', meaning 'hard to please', because of his irascible and heavily analytical personality. He wrote extensively on the parts of speech. Of twenty books named in the Suda, four survive: on syntax, on adverbs, on conjunctions, and on pronouns.

Related Topics:
2nd century - Greek - Grammarian - Suda - Syntax - Adverbs - Conjunctions - Pronouns

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Son of Mnesitheus, and a lifelong resident of Alexandria, little more is known of his life.

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He and his son Aelius Herodianus had an enormous influence on all later grammarians.

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