Choerilus
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There were several poet
s named Choerilus:
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s named Choerilus:
- Choerilus (playwright) - writer of tragedies
- Choerilus of IasusChoerilus of IasusChoerilus of Iasus was an epic poet of Iasus in Caria, who lived in the 4th century BC. He accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns as court-poet. He is well known from the passages in Horace according to which he received a piece of gold for every good verse he wrote in celebration of the...
- epic poet - Choerilus of SamosChoerilus of SamosChoerilus of Samos was an epic poet of Samos, who flourished at the end of the 5th century BC.-Biography:After the fall of Athens Choerilus settled at the court of Archelaus, king of Macedon, where he was the associate of Agathon, Melanippides, and Plato the comic poet...
- epic poet