Meleager

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Read Next

poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Ancient book lit by candle

9 Obscure Literary Terms

A ginger cat sleeps in his soft cozy bed on a floor carpet, soft focus

Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

Discover

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in 2019. (Meghan Markle, British royalty)

6 Things You Should Know About Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium

When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

Calendar marking march 15th

22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered

Meleager: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Flourished	c.100 BCE - c.1 BCE • Gadara • Jordan

Anyte

Greek poet

Leonidas of Tarentum

Greek poet

Rhianus

Greek poet and scholar

Aulus Licinius Archias

Greek poet

Agathias

Byzantine historian and poet

Philodemus

Greek poet and philosopher

Martial

Roman poet

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Poliziano

Italian poet and humanist

Quasimodo

Salvatore Quasimodo

Italian poet

Opitz, Martin

Martin Opitz

German poet

Dudley Fitts

American teacher, critic, poet and translator

Paul Shorey

American scholar

Ion of Chios

Greek poet

Homer

Homer

Greek poet

Pindar

Greek poet

Hesiod

Hesiod

Greek poet

Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence: Sappho and Alcaeus

Alcaeus

Greek poet

Simonides of Ceos

Greek poet

Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence: Sappho and Alcaeus

Sappho

Greek poet

Archilochus

Greek author

Quiz

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:

Poetry: First Lines

Portrait of Plato (ca. 428- ca. 348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher.

An Odyssey of Grecian Literature

4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

Famous Poets and Poetic Form

Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

A Study of Poetry