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Alcaeus

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Al·cae·us  (l-ss) fl. 611?-580 b.c.
Greek poet who reputedly invented Alcaic verse.

Alcaeus [ælˈsɪəs]
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(Biographies / Alcaeus, Greek, WRITING: poet) 7th century bc, Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes
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Noun1.Alcaeus - Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)


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Some persons possessed this power for life, others only for a particular time or particular purpose, as the people of Mitylene elected Pittacus to oppose the exiles, who were headed by Antimenides and Alcaeus the poet, as we learn from a poem of his; for he upbraids the Mitylenians for having chosen Pittacus for their tyrant, and with one [1285b] voice extolling him to the skies who was the ruin of a rash and devoted people.
In conclusion it may be worth while to add the graceful epigram of Alcaeus of Messene ("Palatine Anthology", vii
 
 
 
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