
Alcaeus
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Definition of the noun alcaeus
What does alcaeus mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: -
- Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
Person
Who is Alcaeus?
Alcaeus, the son of Miccus, was an Athenian comic poet whose comedies marked the transition between Old Comedy and Middle Comedy. In 388 BC, his play Pasiphae was awarded the fifth place prize. Titles and fragments of seven other plays still exist, and suggest that he worked mainly in mythological subjects.
Phrases with Alcaeus
Phrases ending with the word Alcaeus:
- Entedon Alcaeus
- Pediobius Alcaeus
- Codatractus alcaeus
- Species Entedon Alcaeus
- Species Pediobius Alcaeus
- Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus
- species Codatractus alcaeus
- subspecies Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus
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Sappho's Immortal Daughters (1995)
by Margaret Williamson
Alcaeus is a bearded mature man; Phaon is beardless. Archilochus and Hipponax are described as Sappho's ...
Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures (2003)
by George Haggerty, Bonnie Zimmerman
Whereas two out of the three earliest Greek lyric poets (Sappho's contemporary Alcaeus is the third) wrote poems referring to female homosexuality, in the classical period (fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E.)—when the thiasoi had disappeared, ...
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Alcaeus Meaning
Video shows what Alcaeus means. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by an Ancient Greek lyric poet of Mytilene (c. 620 BC-6th century BC).. Alcaeus ...
Quotes about Alcaeus
Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity. (Alcaeus)
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Scrabble value of A1L1C3A1E1U1S1
The value of this 7-letter word is 9 points, but it's not an accepted word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
Anagrams of ALCAEUS
What do you get if you rearrange the letters?
- AECALUS
- ASCULAE
- SAECULA
See also the blanagrams of Alcaeus!
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