Simonides

American  

[sahy-mon-i-deez] / saɪˈmɒn ɪˌdiz /

noun

1. 556?–468? b.c., Greek poet.

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Simonides British  

/ saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz /

noun

1. ?556–?468 _bc , Greek lyric poet and epigrammatist, noted for his odes to victory

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Simonides

So Simonides imagined himself moving through the rooms to name everyone he’d seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

For those who mourn the dead — scribes like the Greek poet Simonides, who wrote epitaphs for fallen warriors — your voice must tremble with poignancy, with a certain piteousness.

From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019

Pericles flees for his life, marries Thaisa, the daughter of King Simonides, and has a daughter, Marina, loses them both, endures multiple calamities, and then is eventually reunited with his family.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 8, 2016

According to myth, the Greek poet Simonides of Ceos invented the technique after attending a banquet gone wrong.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2014

He maintained that since he’d had to share his praise-poem with the twins, if Simonides wanted the balance, he could apply to them for it.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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