Bacchylides

[ buh-kil-i-deez ]

/ bəˈkɪl ɪˌdiz /

flourished 5th century b.c., Greek poet.

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Elsewhere Eusebius states that Bacchylides "was of repute" (ἐγνωρίζετο) in Ol.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
However, if any one thinks differently, as Bacchylides says, "The way is broad."
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)|Plutarch
The moralizing of Bacchylides is rather an utterance of quiet meditation, sometimes recalling the strain of Ionian gnomic elegy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
The first and most general quality of style in Bacchylides is his perfect simplicity and clearness.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

These poems were styled epic, in direct contradistinction to the lyric of Pindar and Bacchylides.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various