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Theognis of Megara (Greek: Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς, Théognis ho Megareús) was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attributed to him consists of gnomic poetry quite typical of the time, featuring ethical maxims and practical advice about life.
Apr 11, 2024 · Theognis (flourished 6th century bc, Megara [Greece]) was an ancient Greek elegiac poet whose work preserved a glimpse into Greek society in a time of turmoil.
On one extreme, verses 773–782 of Theognis allude to the Persian foray into the Megarid in 479 B.C. (on which see Pausanias 1.40.2); on the other extreme, verses 39–52 dramatize the situation in Megara before the tyranny of Theagenes, which started somewhere in the third quarter of the seventh century B.C. There is even a possibility ...
And the people of Megara are the only ones of the Greeks who say that the corpse of Ino was washed ashore on a beach in their territory, and that Klēsō and Tauropolis found it and gave it a funeral—they were the daughters of Klēsōn son of Lelex; they also say that Ino was called Leukothea [White Goddess] in their country first, and that ...
“There was much controversy in ancient times about Theognis and this statement about him. Some authorities aver that he was of the Attic Megara. This is the view of Didymus, who attacks Plato for misrepresenting the facts. Others make him a Megarian of Sicily.
Let the seal of the wise man, Cyrnus, be set 6 upon these lines, and they shall never be filched from him, nor shall evil ever be changed with their good, but every man shall say ‘These are the lines of Theognis of Megara, famous throughout the world,’ 7 albeit I have not yet been able to please all my fellow-towns-men 8 —nor is that to ...
Theognis was probably from the mainland Greek city of Megara. He is believed to have lost his aristocratic social status – and probably whatever wealth he had – as a result of a popular revolution. Because of this, he most likely went into exile, perhaps to the island of Megara on Sicily.
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