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Simonides of Ceos (/ s aɪ ˈ m ɒ n ɪ ˌ d iː z /; Greek: Σιμωνίδης ὁ Κεῖος; c. 556–468 BC) was a Greek lyric poet, born in Ioulis on Ceos. The scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria included him in the canonical list of the nine lyric poets esteemed by them as worthy of critical study.
Apr 8, 2024 · Simonides of Ceos (born c. 556 bc, Iulis, Ceos [now Kéa, Greece]—died c. 468 bc, Acragas [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy]) was a Greek poet, noted for his lyric poetry, elegiacs, and epigrams; he was an uncle of the Greek lyric poet Bacchylides.
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Aug 5, 2023 · Simonides of Ceos (c. 556 BC – 469 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. Quotes [edit] Not even the gods fight against necessity. ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι. (wrongly attributed) Ō xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti tē(i)de
Simonides of Ceos (ca. 556 B.C.E. – 469 B.C.E. ), Greek lyric poet, was born at Ioulis on Kea. He was included, along with Sappho, Pindar, and others, in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria.
Jul 6, 2023 · The famous epitaphs that Simonides of Ceos wrote for the Greek soldiers who died in the Persian Wars naturally attracted imitators; and it is clear that many of the epigrams attributed to him here cannot have been composed by him. But the core of this collection contains some remarkable poems of the fifth century B.C.
Simonides, of Ceos, one of the most celebrated lyric poets of Greece, was the perfecter of the Elegy and Epigram, and the rival of Lasus and Pindar in the Dithyramb and the Epinician Ode.
A Greek lyric poet who wrote verses of many kinds, including epitaphs for the fallen at Marathon and Thermopylae. He was a friend of Athenian statesmen and a rival of Pindar at the court of Syracuse.
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