Archilochus

[ahr-kil-uh-kuhs]

noun

1. flourished c650 b.c., Greek poet.

Archilochus

/ ɑːˈkɪləkəs /

noun

1. 7th century _bc , Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter

Example Sentences

Had I been on Paros, I would have been reading Archilochus on all those beaches and in all those tavernas.

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When his classmates joked about immigrants, Padilla sometimes thought of a poem he had read by the Greek lyricist Archilochus, about a soldier who throws his shield in a bush and flees the battlefield.

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To paraphrase the ancient Greek poet Archilochus, Trump seems to know one big thing about the NIH: its budget.

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The hedgehog, said the Greek poet Archilochus, knows one big thing.

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You’ve heard about the fox and the hedgehog: the ancient Greek poet Archilochus penned the oft-repeated phrase “… the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

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