Bacchylides

male
Alexandria, Syracuse, poet, ancient greek, eusebius, AncientGreekliterature
Bacchylides was an Ancient Greek lyric poet.
Simonides Of Ceos

Simonides Of Ceos

male
Alexandria, nine lyric poet, The Praise Singer, from the South Aegean, lyric poetry, lyric…AncientGreekliterature, greek, ancient greek
Simonides of Ceos (c. 556 BC-468 BC), Greek lyric poet, was born at Ioulis on Kea. He was included, along with Sappho and Pindar, in the canonical...
Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto

male, deceased (1533)
Italian Renaissance writer, Italian Renaissance humanist, AncientGreekliterature, greek, Latin literature, reggio emilia
Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet, author of the epic poem "Orlando furioso" (1516), "Orlando Enraged". He was born at Reggio, in Emilia, where...
Eamon Grennan

Eamon Grennan

male, 68 years old
Grennan, oedipus at colonus, Harvard University, from County Dublin, University College, Dublin, Literature of Brazil…Modern literature in Irish, Canadian literature, AncientGreekliterature, Irish literature
Eamon Grennan (1941 -) is an Irish poet born in Dublin. He has lived in the United States, except for brief periods, since 1964. He is Dexter M....

Owen Dodson

male, deceased (1983)
human sexuality, Clark Atlanta University faculty, Bates College alumni, African American, from New York City, death from cardiovascular disease…AncientGreekliterature
Owen Vincent Dodson was an African American poet, novelist, and playwright. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dodson studied at Bates College (B.A. 1936)...

Phylarchus

male
historian, ancient greek, greek, AncientGreekliterature
Phylarchus was a Greek historical writer whose works have been lost, but not before having been considerably used by other historians whose works...