Zenobius (grammarian)

{{Short description|Ancient Greek grammarian}}

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Zenobios ({{langx|grc|Ζηνόβιος}}) was a Greek grammarian of an unknown era. He wrote a commentary on the Onomasticon of Apollonius Dyscolus, from which some fragments have been preserved.P. Kroch, Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Latin Authors, USP Publishing, 1996.

In the 9th book of the Greek Anthology, there is also an epigram by a grammarian named Zenobios. Some scholars identify this Zenobios (the epigrammatist) {{cite web |last= |first= |author-link= |date= |url=https://topostext.org/work/534 |title=Greek Anthology, "Zenobius the Grammarian," § 9.711 |website=ToposText |publisher= |access-date=26 June 2024}} The painter wished to depict Grammar herself, and having painted Victor, said: "I have attained my end." with the sophist and proverb writer Zenobios, but others (like William Smith) reject this identification and leave the matter open.{{cite book |last=Smith |first=William |title=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology |chapter=Zenobius: Another Zenobius |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aentry%3Dzenobius-bio-1 |publisher= |year= |access-date=26 June 2024}}