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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Example Sentences

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

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

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017

Nash seems to have considered himself as terrible as an Archilochus, whose satires were so fatal as to induce the satirised, after having read them, to hang themselves.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac