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Simonides of Ceos
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Greek lyric poet (c. 556–468 BC)
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Simonides of Ceos was a male poet and writer born in 556 BCE. He wrote in Ancient Greek and is also known by the name Σιμωνίδης ο Κείος. His significant place of association was Kea.
He died in Agrigento, Syracuse. His works have been described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. He produced six works.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Syracuse
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Nuremberg chronicles f 60r 3.png
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- Commons category
- Simonides
- date of birth
- 0556-00-00
- date of death
- 0468-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- different from
- Janusz Symonides
- name in native language
- Σιμωνίδης ο Κείος
- P8168
- Bang Gang
- significant place
- Kea
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Simonides of Ceos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Imaginary portrait of Simonides from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) Corinthian vase depicting Perseus, Andromeda and Ketos; the names are written in the archaic Greek alphabet.
Simonides of Ceos (/saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz/; Ancient Greek: Σιμωνίδης ὁ Κεῖος; c. 556 – 468 BC) was a Greek lyric poet, born in Ioulis on Ceos. The scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria included him in the canonical list of the nine lyric poets esteemed by them as worthy of critical study. Included on this list were Bacchylides, his nephew, and Pindar, reputedly a bitter rival, both of whom benefited from his innovative approach to lyric poetry. Simonides, however, was more involved than either in the major events and with the personalities of their times.
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