Archilochus

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Archilochus was a 7th-century BCE Greek lyric poet from Paros, renowned for his innovative use of iambic and elegiac verse and his sharp, personal, and often satirical style.

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instanceOf ancient Greek poet
elegiac poet
iambic poet
lyric poet
associatedWith Thasos NERFINISHED
island of Paros NERFINISHED
citizenship Paros NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
dateOfBirth circa early 7th century BCE
describedBySource Heraclitus the Allegorist NERFINISHED
Suda NERFINISHED
era Archaic period of Greece NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Greek
floruit 7th century BCE
genre elegiac poetry
iambic poetry
lyric poetry
influenced Catullus NERFINISHED
Horace NERFINISHED
later iambic poets
knownFor first-person autobiographical tone
innovative use of elegiac verse
innovative use of iambic verse
invective poetry
satirical style
sharp personal style
languageOfWork Ancient Greek
literaryPeriod Archaic Greek poetry
movement Archaic Greek lyric
name Archilochus NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Ancient Greek
notableWork elegiac fragments
iambic fragments
occupation poet
soldier
placeOfBirth Paros NERFINISHED
praisedBy Horace NERFINISHED
Quintilian NERFINISHED
religion ancient Greek religion
style aggressive
colloquial
personal
satirical
theme love
shipwreck and sea travel
social criticism
warfare
writingSystem Greek alphabet NERFINISHED

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