SIMONIDES

Meaning of SIMONIDES in English

king of Pentapolis and father of Thaisa in Shakespeare's Pericles. Simonides represents virtue and the sincere generosity of a father's love for his daughter, in contrast to the incestuous King Antiochus and the well-meaning but neglectful Pericles.

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SIMONIDES — biographical name of Ceos circa 556- circa 468? B.C. Greek poet
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SIMONIDES — /suy mon"i deez'/ , n. 556?-468? B.C., Greek poet. Also called Simonides of Ceos /see"os/ .
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SIMONIDES — biographical name of Ceos circa 556- circa 468? B.C. Greek poet
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SIMONIDES — Simonides BrE AmE saɪ ˈmɒn ɪ diːz -ə- AmE \ -ˈmɑːn-
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SIMONIDES — Pronunciation: s ī - ' mä-n ə - ˌ d ē z Function: biographical name of Ceos ca 556- ca …
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SIMONIDES OF CEOS — born c. 556 BC, , Iulis, Ceos died c. 468?, BC, Syracuse, Sicily lyric poet and epigrammatist from the Aegean …
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LYRIC — a verse or poem that is, or supposedly is, susceptible of being sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument …
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GNOMIC POETRY — aphoristic verse containing short, memorable statements of traditional wisdom and morality. The Greek word gnome means moral aphorism or proverb. …
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FORGERY — in law, making of a false writing with an intent to defraud. Writing, to be forgery, must either have legal …
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EPINICION — also spelled Epinikion, plural Epinicia, or Epinikia, choral lyric ode honouring a victor in the great Hellenic games, performed as …
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ENCOMIUM — a prose or poetic work in which a person, thing, or abstract idea is glorified. Originally an encomium was a …
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DITHYRAMB — a choric poem, chant, or hymn of ancient Greece sung by revelers at the festival in honour of the god …
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THAISA — daughter of King Simonides, later wife of Pericles and mother of Marina in Shakespeare's Pericles. The perfect daughter and ideal …
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POLISH LITERATURE — body of writing in Polish, one of the Slavic languages. The Polish national literature holds an exceptional position in the …
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PERICLES — play in five acts by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1608-09 and published in a quarto edition in 1609, a …
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GREEK LITERATURE — body of writings in the Greek language by the peoples of mainland Greece, the Greek Islands, ancient Magna Graecia (Sicily …
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DORIC DIALECT
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BACCHYLIDES — flourished 5th century BC Greek lyric poet of the Aegean island of Ceos, nephew of the poet Simonides and a …
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ANTIOCHUS — king of Antioch in Shakespeare's Pericles. Antiochus represents evil and the selfish perversion of fatherly devotion, in contrast to both …
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EPIGRAM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An introductory epigram states that Clearchus copied them exactly in Delphi and brought them to …
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AUTHORSHIP — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Berg has denied authorship of the article and refused to comment further. ▪ Both …
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POET
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WRITING — There is no account in the Bible of the origin of writing. That the Egyptians in the time of Joseph …
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