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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #10101) Greek boy name 2) King in Greek mythology 3) Lesbian 4) Middle Comic poet 5) Mythological Greek character 6) Poet
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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #21000[comic poet] Alcaeus, the son of Miccus, was an Athenian comic poet whose comedies marked the transition between Old Comedy and Middle Comedy. In 388 BC, his play Pasiphae was awarded the fifth (i.e. last) place prize. Titles and fragments of seven other plays still exist, and suggest that he worked mainly in mythological subjects. Titles o...
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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #21003Greek lyric poet whose work was highly esteemed in the ancient world. He lived at the same time and in the same city as the poet Sappho. A collection ... [2 related articles]
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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #20688(c. 611-c. 580 BC) Greek lyric poet. Born at Mytilene in Lesvos, a contemporary of Sappho, he was a member of an aristocratic family opposed to the ruling tyrants, and spent time in exile. The surviving fragments of...
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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #20400[n] - Greek lyric poet of Lesbos
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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #20974 noun Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
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Alcaeus

Alcaeus logo #21199fl. c600 b.c., Greek poet of Mytilene. · a son of Androgeus and a grandson of Minos.
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