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Semonides of Amorgos

650 BC - 550 BC

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Semonides of Amorgos (; 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. The poem takes the form of a catalogue, with each type of woman represented by an animal whose characteristics—in the poet's scheme—are also characteristic of a large body of the female population. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Semonides of Amorgos has received more than 49,857 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Semonides of Amorgos is the 1,590th most popular writer (down from 1,576th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Greece (down from 344th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 1,590 out of 5,755Before him are Xu Shen, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Mateo Alemán, Pacuvius, and Walter Tevis. After him are Brian Tracy, Sheridan Le Fanu, Wace, Ryū Murakami, Afanasy Fet, and Gabriel Naudé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650 BC, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 9Before him are Pittacus of Mytilene, Apries, Shamash-shum-ukin, Ariaramnes, Duke Mu of Qin, and Kandalanu. After him are Argaeus I of Macedon, Rusa III, Madius, Anaxander, Nitocris I, and Anaxidamus. Among people deceased in 550 BC, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 3Before him are Zedekiah and Milo of Croton. After him is Nitocris of Babylon.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 350 out of 936Before him are Diagoras of Rhodes (-500), Ahmed Izzet Pasha (1864), Lucas Papademos (1947), Aratus of Sicyon (-271), Brennus (-301), and Aglaonice (null). After him are Agnes Baltsa (1944), Perictione (-500), William of Villehardouin (1300), Simeon Uroš (1326), Jannis Kounellis (1936), and Peithon (-355).

Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 40Before him are Naim Frashëri (1846), Cratinus (-500), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Diagoras of Melos (-450), Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), and Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490). After him are Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Acusilaus (-600), Dexippus (210), Eupolis (-446), Ion of Chios (-490), and Telesilla (-500).