a poet of some note in the declining ages of Greek literature, was a native of Egypt, and was born some time during the sixth century; but the rest of his history is very obscurely known. "All that can be determined in relation to our author's age," says Merrick, "is that he lived between the reigns of [Alexander] Severus and Anastasius, the former of whom died at the beginning of the third century, and the latter at the beginning of the sixth." His writings were numerous, and several of them are mentioned by Suidas. One of these is described as *Marathonica*; a poem which apparently related to the victory at Marathon. Another of his poems was founded on the story of Hippodamia; and a third, which is more frequently mentioned, was a lipogrammatic, or letter-dropping, Odyssey. The fantastic plan of this poem is well known to the English reader, from one of Addison's papers on false wit, *Spectator*, No. 59. All the works of Tryphiodorus have, however, perished, with the exception of his poem on the destruction of Troy, *Πλοῦτος Ακρόπολε*, which consists of 681 hexameter verses.

The first edition of this poem was printed by Aldus, in an octavo volume which has no date, and which likewise includes the two poems of Quintus Calaber and Columbus. That of Tryphiodorus was reprinted in several collections, usually with Latin versions and notes; among others, by Jamotius, Luter, 1557, 8vo; by N. Frischlinus, Francof. 1588, 4to; by H. Rummeus, Hamt, 1617, 8vo; by James Merrick, Oxon. 8vo. He likewise translated the poem into English verse, and, besides adding copious notes, prefixed an elaborate *Dissertation on the Life and Writings of Tryphiodorus*, in 1741. The Greek text, with a Latin version, Salviini's translation into Italian verse, and select annotations, was edited by Bandini, Florent. 1765, 8vo; another edition, with a poetical translation into Italian verse by A. T. di Villa, Modena, 1774, 8vo; another edition by Thomas Northmore, Lond. 1791, 8vo; Lond. 1804, 8vo; a splendid edition, including a few emendations and critical notes, was more recently superintended by Schäfer, Lipsiae, 1808, fol.; and the last and best critical edition is that of F. A. Wernicke, 8vo, Leipzig, 1819.