Hecataeus

Hecataeus (Ἑκαταῖος) is a Greek name shared by several historical figures:

• Hecataeus of Miletus (born ca. 550 BC), historian
• Hecataeus of Cardia (fl. 323 BC), tyrant of the city of Cardia
• Hecataeus of Abdera (born ca. 300 BC), philosopher and historian
• Hecataeus of Eretria (born ca. 300 BC), historian
• Hecataeus of Mytilene (born ca. 100 BC), sculptor