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Theognis of Megara (Ancient Greek: Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς, Théognis ho Megareús) was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The

Theognis (Ancient Greek: Θέογνις) was a member of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens (Xenophon, Hellenica 2.3.2; Lysias 12.6). Lysias was able to escape from

Theognis is the name of: Theognis of Megara, 6th century BC Greek elegiac poet Theognis (tyrant), one of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens in 404–403 BC (possibly

Westport, CT: Praeger. pp. 13–42. ISBN 0-275-94677-0. Theognis 1973 "Elegies." Hesiod and Theognis. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Burris, Val (2000). "The Myth

Philocles Pindar Plutarch Polybius Sappho Simonides Sophocles Stesichorus Theognis Thucydides Timocreon Tyrtaeus Xenophon Others Athenian statesmen Lawgivers

formation into an adult Megarian aristocrat in Theognis' own image". The relationship between Theognis and Kyrnos eludes categorization. Although it was

epic poetry, typically in dactylic hexameter, by poets such as Hesiod and Theognis of Megara. Some compositions in Epic Greek date from as late as the 5th

but refused to join in condemnation of Arius, Eusebius of Nicomedia and Theognis of Nicaea. The emperor also ordered all copies of the Thalia, the book

Peloponnese. Sophrosyne Prudence and moderation She is first mentioned by Theognis of Megara (c. 6th century BC). She had a cult in Anatolia. Telete Dionysiac

(Valediktionsarbeit, graduation thesis for Pforta students) was titled "On Theognis of Megara" ("De Theognide Megarensi"); see Jensen & Heit 2014, p. 4 Schaberg