Capito of Alexandria

Capito of Alexandria is called by Athenaeus (x. p. 425) an epic poet, and the author of a work Ἐρωτικά, which consisted of at least two books. In another passage (viii. p. 350) he mentions a work of his entitled πρὸς Φιλό-παππον ἀπομνημονεύματα, from which he quotes a statement. The Capito of whom there is an epigram in the Greek Anthology (v. 67, ed. Tauchnitz) may be the same person as the epic poet. Quotes κάλλος ἄνευ χαρίτων τέρπει μόνον, οὐ κατέχει δέ,ὡς ἄτερ ἀγκίστρου νηχόμενον δέλεαρ. Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate;If lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait. Palatine Anthology, Book V, Epigram 67. Translated by Lilla Cabot Perry, From the Garden of Hellas (New York, 1891), p. 105. Misattributed to Wolfgang Capito in Burton Stevenson, The Home Book of Quotations (New York, 1934), pp. 131, 2293 External links Encyclopedic article on Capitó d'Alexandria on Catalan Wikipedia Category:BCE births Category:BCE deaths Category:Poets from Greece Category:Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology Category:People from Alexandria