syllogae minores (i.e. "minor collections") is a term used in literature to describe small collections of greek epigrams, which are part of the so-called "greek anthology", the collection of greek epigrams. the term "syllogae" comes from the greek word "συλλογαί" (collections), while the term "minores" (minor) is used to distinguish them from the large and important collections of "palatine anthology" and the "anthology of planudes". some of these collections are important because of the epigrams which contain some not found in any of the other collections, while others are highly dependent on known sources, mainly of the anthology of planudes.