Panarces the Writer of Riddles (Πανάργης ὁ Γραφεύς Αἰνigmatῶν) Panarces is an obscure author from the Roman Imperial period, traditionally dated to the 2nd–3rd century CE. No biographical details concerning his life, origins, or education are recorded in extant sources [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

His sole known work is the **Αἰνίγματα (Ainigmata, Riddles)**, a collection of verse riddles. The work is lost and is attested only by a single reference in the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia, the Suda, which lists a book of riddles by "Panarces the Writer of Riddles" [1][5].

His significance rests entirely on this attestation, which places him within the tradition of Greek riddlic literature alongside figures like Cleobulus of Lindos and the riddles of the Greek Anthology. As no text survives, his specific contribution to the genre cannot be evaluated [1][5].

Sources 1. Suda On Line (The Stoa Consortium): https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/pi/130 2. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu): Search for "Panarces" yielded no results. 3. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (iep.utm.edu): Search for "Panarces" yielded no results. 4. Encyclopædia Britannica (britannica.com): Search for "Panarces" yielded no results. 5. Perseus Digital Library (perseus.tufts.edu): Search in Greek texts and dictionaries for "Πανάργης" references the Suda entry. 6. Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (via Perseus): No entry for Panarces. 7. World History Encyclopedia (worldhistory.org): Search for "Panarces" yielded no results. 8. ToposText (topostext.org): Search for "Panarces" yielded no results.