Simonides

[ sahy-mon-i-deez ]

noun

556?–468? b.c., Greek poet.

Also called Simonides of Ceos [see-os]. /ˈsi ɒs/.

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How to use Simonides in a sentence

The maxim of Simonides, General law of the relative means and capacities of the several imitative arts: sculpture.
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Simonides was held in high esteem at the court of Hiero, king of Syracuse.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
Simonides brought the epigram to all the perfection of which it was capable.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
But what you mean by "according to the practice of Simonides," I do not know.
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Bakchylides, nephew and pupil of the great Simonides, flourished about 460 B.C.
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British Dictionary definitions for Simonides

Simonides

/ (saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz) /

noun

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

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