Callimachus

Callimachus was a Greek poet and scholar of the 3rd century BCE, originally from Cyrene, who worked at Alexandria in association with its great Library. A defining voice of Hellenistic poetry, he favored short, polished, learned compositions, and his works included the 'Aetia' (on the origins of customs and rites), hymns, and epigrams; he is also credited with the 'Pinakes,' a pioneering catalogue of Greek literature. His ideals of refined craftsmanship deeply influenced later Greek and Roman poets.