Alcaeus

Definition of the noun alcaeus

What does alcaeus mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: -

1. Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)
   • lexical domain: People - nouns denoting people
   • instance of: Lesbian = a resident of Lesbos; poet = a writer of poems

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:

1. Entedon Alcaeus
2. Pediobius Alcaeus
3. Codatractus alcaeus
4. Species Entedon Alcaeus
5. Species Pediobius Alcaeus
6. Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus
7. species Codatractus alcaeus
8. subspecies Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus

Other phrases containing the word Alcaeus:

1. Codatractus Alcaeus Apulia
2. Subspecies Codatractus Alcaeus Apulia

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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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