Alcaeus

American  

[al-see-uhs] / ælˈsi əs /

noun

1. flourished c600 b.c., Greek poet of Mytilene.

2. Classical Mythology. a son of Androgeus and a grandson of Minos.

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Alcaeus British  

/ ælˈsɪəs /

noun

1. 7th century _bc , Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes

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Alcaeus

Sappho belonged to one of these—there’s a fragment in which she chastises a friend “of bad character” for siding with a rival clan—and a famous literary contemporary, a poet called Alcaeus, belonged to another.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 9, 2015

Ode one/nine is written in Alcaics, a four-lined, largely dactylic strophe named after the Greek poet Alcaeus: it's the commonest verse-form in the Odes, a flexible form-for-all-seasons.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2012

In those earlier years he was called Alcides, or descendant of Alcaeus who was Amphitryon’s father.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

ALCAICS, in ancient poetry, a name given to several kinds of verse, from Alcaeus, their reputed inventor.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

But when Alcaeus chanced to be taken prisoner, Pittacus set him free, remarking that "forgiveness is better than revenge."

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert