Hecataeus Explained

Hecataeus (Ἑκαταῖος) is a Greek name shared by several historical figures:

• Hecataeus of Miletus (born c. 550 BC), historian
• Hecataeus of the Sindi (r. ca. 390-379), king of the Sindi people
• Hecataeus of Cardia (fl. 323 BC), tyrant of the city of Cardia
• Hecataeus of Abdera (born c. 300 BC), philosopher and historian
• Hecataeus of Eretria (born c. 300 BC), historian
• Hecataeus of Mytilene (born c. 100 BC), sculptor

See also

• Hecataeus (crater), a large lunar impact crater near the eastern limb of the Moon