Hegemon of Alexandria was a Hellenistic epic poet active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. A native of the Troad, he was a disciple of the scholar-poet Philitas of Cos, which places him within the intellectual circles of the early Ptolemaic court. His known works are two lost epic poems composed in the Homeric dialect: the Amazonia, concerning the Amazons, and the Phoronis, named for the primordial Argive king Phoroneus.

Hegemon’s significance lies in his documented connection to Philitas, linking him to the formative literary culture of Alexandria. As an epic poet treating antiquarian myths, he represents a continuation of the traditional epic form during the Hellenistic period. His works were later cited by grammarians as references for mythological details.