|
Results for Asclepiades of Samos
|
On this page:
|
Asclēpiadēs, of Samos (b. c.320 BC), also called Sicelidas, one of the earliest writers of the Greek literary epigram, and in particular of the love epigram, in the Hellenistic age, a contemporary of Philetas and Theocritus. Many of his poems survive in the Greek Anthology. He gave his name to the ‘asclepiad’ metres, used earlier by Sappho and Alcaeus, because he revived them.
Asclepiades of Samos was an epigrammatist and lyric poet, as well as a friend Theocritus, who flourished about 270 B.C. He was the earliest and most important of the convivial and erotic epigramists. Only a few of his compositions are actual inscriptions; others sing the praises of the poets whom he specially admired, but the majority of them are love-songs. It is doubtful whether he is the author of all the epigrams (some 40 in number) which bear his name in the Greek Anthology. He possibly gave his name to the Asclepiad metre.
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "Asclepiades of Samos" at WikiAnswers.
Copyrights:
 |
 | Classical Literature Companion. The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. Copyright © 1993, 2003 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Asclepiades of Samos". Read more |
Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!
Click here to download now. 
Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.
