the "catalogue"s greatest influence was felt during the hellenistic period, when the poem was used as an extra-homeric touchstone for the poets of the era who favored recondite and antiquarian references over direct engagement with the more prominent members of the canon. the most famous hellenistic allusion to the "catalogue" is found in hermesianax's "leontion", which included a catalogue of great literary figures and their loves, beginning with orpheus and agriope (more commonly known as eurydice) and proceeding down to the poet's contemporaries, including his teacher philitas of cos. many of the entries engage playfully with their subjects' work: homer, for example, is portrayed as pining for penelope. directly preceding that lovestruck bard comes hesiod's blurb: