Archilochus

[ ahr-kil-uh-kuhs ]

noun

1. flourished c650 b.c., Greek poet.

Archilochus

/ ɑːˈkɪləkəs /

noun

1. Archilochus7th century bc7th century bcMGreekWRITING: poet 7th century bc , Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter

Example Sentences

Had I been on Paros, I would have been reading Archilochus on all those beaches and in all those tavernas.

From Washington Post

I was very surprised that Sara Lieberman’s July 18 Travel article, “Sampling beaches and tavernas on the Greek island Paros,” omitted Paros’s importance in antiquity as the birthplace of Archilochus, Greece’s first noted poet after Homer.

From Washington Post

When his classmates joked about immigrants, Padilla sometimes thought of a poem he had read by the Greek lyricist Archilochus, about a soldier who throws his shield in a bush and flees the battlefield.

From New York Times

To paraphrase the ancient Greek poet Archilochus, Trump seems to know one big thing about the NIH: its budget.

From Los Angeles Times

A fragment of Archilochus sounds an ancient cri de coeur, “Ah, could I but touch Neoboule’s hand.”

From Washington Post