Archilochus

American  

[ahr-kil-uh-kuhs] / ɑrˈkɪl ə kəs /

noun

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

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Archilochus British  

/ ɑːˈkɪləkəs /

noun

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

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Archilochus

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

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021

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.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2021

A fragment of Archilochus sounds an ancient cri de coeur, “Ah, could I but touch Neoboule’s hand.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2020

Wood introduces himself with a familiar line from the poet Archilochus: “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011

Hermippus also appears to have written scurrilous iambic poems after the manner of Archilochus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various