Moschus
2nd century BC Greek poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Phoenician writer, see Mochus. For the 6th century Syrian writer, see John Moschus. For the genus, see Musk deer.
Moschus (Greek: Μόσχος) was an ancient Greek bucolic poet and student of the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace. He was born at Syracuse, Magna Graecia, and flourished about 150 BC. Aside from his poetry, he was known for his grammatical work, nothing of which survives.