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Tyrtaeus
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-700–-700 · Greek lyric poet

Also known as: Tyrtaios, Tyrtæus, Tyrtäos, Tyrtäus, Тиртей, 티르타이오스

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Known works

  • Greek elegiac poetry
  • The idylls of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus
  • Callini Ephesii, Tyrtaei Aphidnaei, Asii Samii, Carminum quae supersunt
  • Greek Elegy and Iambus
  • Spartan lessons (1759)