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Alcaeus of Mytilene

620 BC - 560 BC

Alcaeus of Mytilene

Alcaeus of Mytilene (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκαῖος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος, Alkaios ho Mutilēnaios; c. 625/620 – c. 580 BC) was a lyric poet from the Greek island of Lesbos who is credited with inventing the Alcaic stanza. He was included in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria. He was a contemporary of Sappho, with whom he may have exchanged poems. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alcaeus of Mytilene has received more than 294,826 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Alcaeus of Mytilene is the 261st most popular writer (up from 520th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Greece (up from 127th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Writer.

Alcaeus of Mytilene is most famous for being a lyric poet in ancient Greece. He was born in Mytilene and was one of the Nine Lyric Poets.

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290k
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70.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
11.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
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Among writers, Alcaeus of Mytilene ranks 261 out of 5,755. Before him are Bartolomé de las Casas, Halldór Laxness, Dario Fo, Henrik Pontoppidan, Frédéric Mistral, and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. After him are Jaroslav Hašek, Alfonso X of Castile, Henry Miller, Carlo Goldoni, William Golding, and Jordanes.

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HPI: 70.82
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Henrik Pontoppidan
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Frédéric Mistral
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.79
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 70.73
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Alcaeus of Mytilene
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 261
Jaroslav Hašek
1883 - 1923
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 262
Alfonso X of Castile
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 263
Henry Miller
1891 - 1980
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 264
Carlo Goldoni
1707 - 1793
HPI: 70.60
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William Golding
1911 - 1993
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 266
Jordanes
600 - 600
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 267

Contemporaries

Among people born in 620 BC, Alcaeus of Mytilene ranks 2. Before him is Aesop. After him is Sushruta. Among people deceased in 560 BC, Alcaeus of Mytilene ranks 1. After him are Thespis, Myia, Alyattes of Lydia, Dorieus, and Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis.