Life Agamestor (Ἀγαμήστωρ) was a Greek elegiac poet of the 5th century BCE. The sole source for his existence is a brief entry in the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia, the Suda, which identifies him as an elegiac poet from Arcadia [1][2]. No further biographical details are recorded.

Works The Suda attributes elegiac poetry to Agamestor but preserves no titles or verses [1][2]. His work is entirely lost, and he is known only through this secondary reference.

Significance Agamestor’s significance rests on his inclusion in the Suda, which preserves his name within the later antique memory of Greek poets. For modern scholarship, he exemplifies the numerous minor figures of the Classical period whose works are lost, underscoring the fragmentary state of the early elegiac tradition [1].

Sources 1. Suda On Line: Agamestor (The Suda On Line Project): https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha-241 2. ToposText: Agamestor (ToposText): https://topostext.org/people/120