---
name: Nicaenetus of Samos
name_greek: Νικαίνετος ὁ Σάμιος
eul_aid: jqa
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/nicaenetus-of-samos-jqa"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Nicaenetus of Samos

*Νικαίνετος ὁ Σάμιος*

**eul_aid:** `jqa` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/nicaenetus-of-samos-jqa)

Nicaenetus of Samos was a Hellenistic epic poet of the 3rd century BCE. Works include poetic fragments. Free to download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Epigrams](https://eulogikon.org/works/nicaenetus-samos-epigrams-jqa-ab) — *Ἐπιγράμματα* · `jqa-ab`
- [Fragments on Mythical Foundings](https://eulogikon.org/works/nicaenetus-samos-mythical-foundings-jqa-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Μυθικῶν Κτισμάτων* · `jqa-aa`

## License and provenance

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