▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁confront ation ▁between ▁Greece ▁and ▁the ▁East . ▁Her odot us ▁attempted ▁to ▁recon cile ▁orig ins ▁and ▁the ▁bl ending ▁of ▁differ ing ▁cultural ▁concepts . ▁ ▁The ▁poetry ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁and ▁Roman ▁ages ▁was ▁primarily ▁composed ▁as ▁a ▁literary ▁rather ▁than ▁cult ic ▁exercise . ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁contains ▁many ▁important ▁details ▁that ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁lost . ▁This ▁category ▁includes ▁the ▁works ▁of : ▁ ▁The ▁Roman ▁po ets ▁O vid , ▁Stati us , ▁Val er ius ▁F la cc us , ▁Sen eca ▁and ▁Vir g il ▁with ▁Ser vi us ' s ▁comment ary . ▁ ▁The ▁Greek ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁Late ▁Ant ique ▁period : ▁N onn us , ▁Anton inus ▁Liber alis , ▁and ▁Quint us ▁S my r na eus . ▁ ▁The ▁Greek ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁period : ▁Ap oll on ius ▁of ▁Rh odes , ▁Call im ach us , ▁Pse udo - Er at ost hen es , ▁and ▁Par then ius . ▁ ▁Pro se ▁writers ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁periods ▁who ▁make ▁reference ▁to ▁myth s ▁include ▁Ap ule ius , ▁Pet ron ius , ▁L ol li anus , ▁and ▁Hel iod orus . ▁Two ▁other ▁important ▁non - po et ical ▁sources ▁are ▁the ▁Fab ula e ▁and ▁Astronom ica ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁writer ▁sty led ▁as ▁Pse udo - H yg inus , ▁the ▁Im ag ines ▁of ▁Phil ost r atus ▁the ▁E lder ▁and