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name: Palaephatus the Mythographer
name_greek: Παλαίφατος ὁ παραδοξογράφος
eul_aid: hlc
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/palaephatus-the-mythographer-hlc"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Palaephatus the Mythographer

*Παλαίφατος ὁ παραδοξογράφος*

**eul_aid:** `hlc` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/palaephatus-the-mythographer-hlc)

Palaephatus, a 4th century BCE mythographer who rationalized myths. Includes On Incredible Tales. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Trojan Geography](https://eulogikon.org/works/palaephatus-trojan-geography-hlc-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Τρωϊκῆς Γεωγραφίας* · `hlc-ab`
- [On Incredible Things](https://eulogikon.org/works/palaephatus-incredible-things-hlc-aa) — *Περὶ Ἀπίστων* · `hlc-aa`

## License and provenance

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