---
name: Hecataeus of Abdera
name_greek: Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης
eul_aid: hoe
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/hecataeus-of-abdera-hoe"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine
works_count: 4
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Hecataeus of Abdera

*Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Ἀβδηρίτης*

**eul_aid:** `hoe` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/hecataeus-of-abdera-hoe)

Hecataeus of Abdera was a Hellenistic historian and ethnographer. Works include historical fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On Egyptian Philosophy and Religion](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-abdera-egyptian-philosophy-religion-hoe-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hoe-ac`
- [On the Hyperboreans](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-abdera-hyperboreans-hoe-ad) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hoe-ad`
- [Testimonies 1](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-abdera-testimonies-hoe-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι Α'* · `hoe-aa`
- [Testimonies 2](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-abdera-testimonies-2-hoe-ab) — *Μαρτυρίαι Β'* · `hoe-ab`

## License and provenance

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