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Meleager: References & Edit History

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Meleager is significantly discussed in Kathryn J. Gutzwiller, Poetic Garlands: Hellenistic Epigrams in Context (1998).

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Mar 26, 2024
Invalidated site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Meleager. Aug 22, 2017
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Meleager. Apr 12, 2014
Article revised and updated. Feb 28, 2008
Bibliography revised. Feb 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Enotes - Meleagros of Gadara. Nov 20, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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