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Theognis of Megara
Theognis of Megara was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attributed to him consists of gnomic poetry quite typical of the time, featuring ethical maxims and practical advice about life. He was the first Greek poet known to express concern over the eventual fate and survival of his own work and, along with Homer, Hesiod and the authors of the Homeric Hymns, h…
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culture · 6th-century BC Greek lyric poet · poet · epigrammatist · elegist · writer · also Theognis of Megara, Theognis, Megara
Born 570 BC · Died 485 BC · Q336115
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Martin Litchfield West identified 306 lines as a core sequence of verses that can be reliably attributed to Theognis since they contain mention of Cyrnus and are attested by 4th century authorities such as Plato and Aris
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