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Simonides of Ceos Quotes
Showing all quotesBirth: | 556 BC |
Death: | 468 BC |
Nationality: | Greek |
Profession: | Poet |
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Simonides of Ceos was a Greek lyric poet, born at Ioulis on Ceos. The scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets, along with Bacchylides and Pindar. Both Bacchylides and Pindar benefited from his innovative approach to lyric poetry and he was more involved than either of them in the major events and personalities of their times.
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