Lesbonax of Mytilene (Λεσβῶναξ ὁ Μυτιληναῖος) was a Greek grammarian and rhetorician from Mytilene on Lesbos, active during the 1st century CE in the early Roman Imperial period [1][2][3]. Beyond this professional designation and origin, no specific biographical details are recorded [1][2][3].

His primary surviving work is the grammatical treatise Περὶ σχημάτων (Peri schēmatōn, On Figures [of Speech]), which may be incomplete [1][2][3]. This is his only securely attested title, though some sources mention other rhetorical works [1][2][3].

Lesbonax contributed to the technical study of rhetorical and grammatical figures. His work On Figures was cited by later grammarians like Herodian and Apollonius Dyscolus, establishing it as a reference within its specialized scholarly tradition [1][2][3]. His historical impact is that of a specialist within the grammatical and rhetorical disciplines of the early Roman Empire.

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0062:entry=lesbonax-harpers 2. Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (via Perseus): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0104:entry=lesbonax-bio-1 3. ToposText: https://topostext.org/person/953