Archilochus

American  

[ahr-kil-uh-kuhs] / ɑrˈkɪl ə kəs /

noun

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

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Archilochus British  

/ ɑːˈkɪləkəs /

noun

1. 7th century _bc , Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter

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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 • Jul. 30, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2020

The hedgehog, said the Greek poet Archilochus, knows one big thing.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017

Wood introduces himself with a familiar line from the poet Archilochus: “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2011

Archilochus made use of the iambus and the trochee, and organized them into the two forms of metre known as the iambic trimeter and the trochaic tetrameter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various