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Semonides of Amorgos: Name and biography, Poetry & Editions, translations and commentaries
Semonides of Amorgos (/sɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος, variantly Σιμωνίδης; fl. 7th century BC) was a Greek iambic and elegiac poet who is believed to have lived during the seventh century BC. Fragments of his poetry survive as quotations in other ancient authors, the most extensive and well known of which is a satiric account of…
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