Alcaeus - Wikipedia Alcaeus of Mytilene ( ælˈsiːəs ; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκαῖος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος, Alkaios ho Mutilēnaios; c 625 620 – c 580 BC) [1][2] was a lyric poet from the Greek island of Lesbos who is credited with inventing the Alcaic stanza
Alcaeus | Ancient Greek Lyric Poet Politician | Britannica Alcaeus (born c 620 bce, Mytilene, Lesbos [Greece]—died c 580 bce) was a Greek 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
Alcaeus - New World Encyclopedia Alcaeus (Alkaios) of Mitylene (ca 620 B C E - ? B C E ), was an ancient Greek poet who was considered one of the greatest lyric poets of his generation He was an older contemporary and an alleged lover of Sappho, with whom he may have exchanged poems
Collected Fragments of Alcaeus - ia600309. us. archive. org Alcaeus of Mytilene (c 625 620 – c 580 BC) was a lyric poet from the Greek island of Lesbos, who is credited with inventing the Alcaic stanza (which consists of two Alcaic hendecasyllables, followed by an Alcaic enneasyllable and an Alcaic decasyllable)
Ancient Greek Poet: Alcaeus - nevermorepoem. com Alcaeus of Mytilene (circa 620–580 BCE) was an ancient Greek poet whose work contributed significantly to the development of Greek poetry, particularly the lyric tradition
Alcaeus - Oxford Reference Alcaeus' poetry was divided by the Alexandrians into at least ten books It was composed for a solo singer in a variety of lyric metres in two‐ or four‐line stanzas, including the alcaic stanza, named after him His range is rivalled only by Archilochus in the Archaic period
Alcaeus - The National Museum of Language Alcaeus (Greek spelling Alkaios) was an aristocrat from Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, living in a time of bitter civil strife: kingship on the island was overthrown, and an aristocratic family, the Penthelids, seized power
Alcaeus (mythology) - Wikipedia Alcaeus, was a Mycenaean prince He was a son of Perseus and Andromeda and thus the brother of Perses, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon, Cynurus, Gorgophone and Autochthe
Alcaeus: The Political and Sympotic Poet of Ancient Greece Alcaeus, born into a noble family in Mytilene, Lesbos around 630 BC, Alcaeus stands in contrast to Sappho’s world of love and praise for female beauty His intense political activity, exile, and participation in the era’s conflicts marked his poetry