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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.More than half of all surviving elegiac poetry in ancient Greek was transmitted under his name, preserved in a collection of elegiac couplets in two books, or papyrus rolls, consisting of 1,389 verses, some of which are variants of each ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
volume: text: section: “Theognis:—（11） A Megarian of Megara in Sicily; flourished in the 59th Olympiad （544-1 B.C.） 1; he wrote an Elegy on the Syracusans saved in the Siege, Maxims in 2800 elegiac verses, and to his bosom-friend Cyrnus a Gnomology or collection of maxims in elegiacs 2 and other exhortations, all in the Epic dialect ...
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A collection of poems by Theognis, a Greek lyric poet from Megara, who lived in the sixth century BCE. The poems express his views on politics, ethics, religion, and love, and are translated by Gregory Nagy.
Gregory Nagy analyzes the poetry of Theognis, a sixth-century BC Greek lyricist, who laments the social discord and decline of his native city Megara. He argues that Theognis uses ainos, a mode of poetic discourse that is hidden and exclusive, to address the agathoi or noble only.
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 ...
Megara Hyblaea was identified as Theognis’ mother city by Plato ( Laws 630A) and by the Suda (s.v. “Theognis”). Other authorities held that mainland Megara (Nisaean Megara) was the Megara of Theognis (Stephanus Byzantius s.v. “Megara”; Harpocration s.v. “Theognis”; Didymus at scholia Plato Laws 630A).
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