Alcaeus

American  

[al-see-uhs] / ælˈsi əs /

noun

1. flourished c600 b.c., Greek poet of Mytilene.

2. Classical Mythology. a son of Androgeus and a grandson of Minos.

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Alcaeus British  

/ ælˈsɪəs /

noun

1. 7th century _bc , Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes

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Example Sentences

Sappho belonged to one of these—there’s a fragment in which she chastises a friend “of bad character” for siding with a rival clan—and a famous literary contemporary, a poet called Alcaeus, belonged to another.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2015

Ode one/nine is written in Alcaics, a four-lined, largely dactylic strophe named after the Greek poet Alcaeus: it's the commonest verse-form in the Odes, a flexible form-for-all-seasons.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2012

In those earlier years he was called Alcides, or descendant of Alcaeus who was Amphitryon’s father.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Though great Alcaeus more sublimely sings, And strikes with bolder rage the sounding strings, No less renown attends the moving lyre, Which Venus tunes, and all her loves inspire.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George

Discedo Alcaeus puncto illius; ille meo quis? quis nisi Callimachus?

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George