WRITER

Semonides of Amorgos

650 BC - 550 BC

Photo of Semonides of Amorgos

Icon of person Semonides of Amorgos

Semonides of Amorgos (; Ancient Greek: Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος, variantly Σιμωνίδης; fl. 7th century BC) was a Greek iambic and elegiac poet who is believed to have lived during the seventh century BC. Fragments of his poetry survive as quotations in other ancient authors, the most extensive and well known of which is a satiric account of different types of women which is often cited in discussions of misogyny in Archaic Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Semonides of Amorgos has received more than 53,500 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Semonides of Amorgos is the 1,516th most popular writer (up from 1,586th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Greece (up from 350th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Greek Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 54k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

I frammenti [di] Simonide Amorgino
1900
Semonide
Criticism, Textual, Elegiac poetry, Greek, Greek Elegiac poetry
1990
Frammenti
Accessible book
1900
Semónides
1960

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 1,516 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladimir Korolenko, Hjalmar Söderberg, Babrius, Ion Luca Caragiale, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, and J. G. Ballard. After him are Ahmed Shawqi, Hugo Claus, Diagoras of Melos, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Madame d'Aulnoy, and Eduard Mörike.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 650 BC, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 7. Before him are Draco, Jeremiah, Pittacus of Mytilene, Apries, Shamash-shum-ukin, and Duke Mu of Qin. After him are Ariaramnes, Kandalanu, Argaeus I of Macedon, Nitocris I, Madius, and Rusa III. Among people deceased in 550 BC, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 3. Before him are Zedekiah, and Milo of Croton. After him is Nitocris of Babylon.

Others Born in 650 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 550 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 339 out of 1,024. Before him are Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Demosthenes (-412), Ariston of Sparta (-550), Zoilus (-400), Antilochus (null), and Leonidas of Rhodes (-200). After him are Diagoras of Melos (-450), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Antenor (-590), Campaspe (-400), Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), and Paeonius (-500).

Others born in Greece

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 37. Before him are Lycophron (-320), Rigas Feraios (1757), Ugo Foscolo (1778), Cratinus (-500), Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), and Phrynichus (-535). After him are Diagoras of Melos (-450), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Eupolis (-446), Posidippus (-310), Albert Cohen (1895), and Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490).

Greek born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous