Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the Elder)

Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) was a pupil of Anaxagoras of Clazomen. He was a prominent interpreter of Homer, translating his interpretations into allegory.

Little is known of his life. Plato mentions in the dialogue Ion that Metrodorus could say many beautiful things about Homer. According to Diogenes Laertius, Metrodorus dealt with Homer mainly from a philosophical point of view.

He probably originated the allegorical interpretation that Agamemnon is the aithere, Achilles the sun, Helen the earth, Alexandros (Paris) the air, and Hector the moon.