I both love and do not love; and am mad and not mad.
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Birth: | 582 BC |
Death: | 485 BC |
Nationality: | Greek |
Profession: | Poet |
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Anacreon was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets. Anacreon was born at Teos, an Ionian city on the coast of Asia Minor. Anacreon wrote all of his poetry in the ancient Ionic dialect. Anacreon's poetry touched on universal themes of love, infatuation, disappointment, revelry, parties, festivals, and the observations of everyday people and life.
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