Crates (name) in the context of Crates (engineer)

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Crates is a Greek given name (Κράτης), pronounced as two syllables. It may refer to:

Crates (comic poet) (probably fl. late 450s or very early 440s BC), Old Comedy poet and actor from Athens
Crates (engineer), 4th century BC engineer who accompanied Alexander the Great
Crates of Thebes (c. 365-c. 285 BC), Hellenistic Cynic philosopher
Crates of Athens (died 268-264 BC), Polemon's successor as head of the Platonic Academy
Crates of Mallus, 2nd century BC Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher
Crates of Tralles, a rhetorician

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Crates (name) in the context of Crates of Mallus

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. He was described as the Crates from Mallus to distinguish him from other philosophers by the same name. His chief work was a critical and exegetical commentary on Homer. He is also famous for constructing the earliest known globe of the Earth. Crates Bay, in Antarctica, is named after Crates of Mallus.

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