Crates of Mallus (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Μαλλώτης, Krátēs ho Mallṓtēs; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum.

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Crates of Mallus (flourished early 2nd century bc) was a Stoic philosopher, from Mallus in Cilicia, primarily important as a grammarian. His chief work was a commentary on Homer.

Crates of Mallus. Flourishing 160 b.c.e. Astronomer. Source. Stoic Inquiry. Born in Cilicia, Crates was the son of Timocrates. A contemporary of Aristarchus, but unlike him, Crates was less interested in mathematical astronomy than in relating astronomy to Homer. He sought to interpret Homer’s universe according to Stoic principles.

mallus mal'-us (Mallos; the King James Version, Mallos): A city in Cilicia, the inhabitants of which along with those of Tarsus, revolted from Antiochus Epiphanes in protest against his action in giving them to his concubine, Antiochis (2 Maccabees 4:30).

Crates, of Mallus in Cilicia, a Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BC, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum. His principles were opposed to those of Aristarchus , the leader of the Alexandrian school.

Mallus (Greek: η Μαλλός Mallos; ethnonym: Μαλλώτης) was an ancient city of Cilicia Campestris (later Cilicia Prima) lying near the mouth of the Pyramus (now the Ceyhan Nehri) river, in Anatolia.

Mallus mal'-us (Mallos; the King James Version, Mallos): A city in Cilicia, the inhabitants of which along with those of Tarsus, revolted from Antiochus Epiphanes in protest against his action in giving them to his concubine, Antiochis (2Macc 4:30). The ancient name was Marlos.

Mallus: A city in Cilicia. Callimachus (mentions it) in the first book of the Aetia. (Named) after Mallus, who founded it. Male citizen (ethnic) Mallotes, feminine Mallotis.

Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 1, 1867, p. 884: "Crates, of Mallus, in Cilicia, the son of Timocrates, is said by Suidas,to have been a Stoic philosopher, but is far better known as one of the most distuinguished of the ancient Greek grammarians.."