Anacreon
Anacreon (; ; BC) was a
Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of
Nine Lyric Poets. Anacreon wrote all of his poetry in the ancient
Ionic dialect. Like all early
lyric poetry, it was composed to be sung or recited to the accompaniment of music, usually the
lyre. 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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