Arctinus of Miletus Arctinus of Miletus Arctinus of Miletus or Arctinus Milesius () was a Greek epic poet whose reputation is purely legendary, as none of his works survive. Traditionally dated between 775 BC and 741 BC, he was said to have been a pupil of Homer. Phaenias of Eresus placed him in the 7th century BC and claimed that he was defeated by Lesches of Pyrrha in competition. One of the "cyclic poets", Arctinus composed the epics "Aethiopis" and "Sack of Troy", which were contributions to the Trojan War cycle, and possibly "Naupactia". These poems are lost, but an idea of the
Pan Yue (poet) of Jin" had this to write about Pan Yue's looks: His most famous works are his three poems to his dead wife. Pan Yue (poet) Pan Yue (; 247–300), courtesy name "Anren" (安仁), was a prominent Chinese "fu" poet in the Western Jin dynasty. He is popularly referred to as Pan An (潘安) and was well known for his good looks from a young age. "Pan An" has become the Chinese byword for handsome men. Pan's family was from Zhongmou (modern Zhongmu County, Henan). His grandfather Pan Jin () was a governor of Anping (modern Jizhou, Hebei) during the Eastern