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Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Lesvos, Ancient Greece

Also Known As

  • Λόγγος
  • Λογγος
  • Loggos
  • Logos

Longus

Biography

Longus, sometimes Longos (Greek: Λόγγος), was the author of an ancient Greek novel or romance, Daphnis and Chloe. Nothing is known of his life; it is assumed that he lived on the isle of Lesbos (setting for Daphnis and Chloe) during the 2nd century AD.

Known For

Writing