Simonides of Ceos
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Simonides of Ceos was an ancient Greek lyric poet renowned for his elegiac and epinician poetry, as well as for pioneering the use of memory techniques.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simonides of Ceos canonical | 3 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poet
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elegiac poet ⓘ epinician poet ⓘ lyric poet ⓘ mnemonist ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 556 BC ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 468 BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athens
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Hieron I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Theron of Acragas NERFINISHED ⓘ court of Hipparchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ancient Greece
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Ceos NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ Ioulis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
invention of the method of loci
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systematic use of memory techniques in rhetoric ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Sicily
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Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
5th century BC
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6th century BC ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
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epigram ⓘ epinician ode ⓘ hymn ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ threnody ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bacchylides
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Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman poets ⓘ later Greek lyric poets ⓘ later mnemonic traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of mnemonic techniques
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elegiac poetry ⓘ epigrams for fallen warriors ⓘ epinician poetry ⓘ memory palace method ⓘ poems on the Persian Wars ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name |
Simonides of Ceos
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Simonides of Keos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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teacher of poetry ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Aristotle
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Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintilian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| studentOrRelative | Bacchylides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
clarity
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pathos ⓘ restraint ⓘ |
| subjectOf | dialogue in Plato's Protagoras ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Battle of Marathon
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Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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