Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:poet
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pericles,_Prince_of_Tyre
gptkb:Ben-Hur |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamis
gptkb:Battle_of_Marathon |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
c. 556 BC
|
| gptkbp:birth_place |
Ceos
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Memorial poetry
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
gptkb:Author
Western literature |
| gptkbp:death_date |
c. 468 BC
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
memory techniques
Victory odes Poems on the passage of time Poems on love and loss Poems on nature and beauty Poems on the human condition Poems on time and change Choral hymns Commemorative poetry Funeral orations Lyric elegies Pindaric odes Poems on beauty and art Poems on fate and destiny Poems on friendship and loyalty Poems on honor and glory Poems on human experience Poems on life and death Poems on love and friendship Poems on mortality and the afterlife Poems on the divine and the sacred Poems on the gods and mythology Poems on the mundane and the everyday Poems on the nature of existence Poems on war and valor Poems on wisdom and knowledge Praises of heroes |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
“ The dead are not dead, but live in the memory of the living.”
“ The greatest of all blessings is a good name.” “ Memory is the treasure house of the mind.” |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkb:Persian_Wars |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Simonides
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Pindar
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Homer
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:poet
epitaphs |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on later poets
Development of epitaph writing Techniques in mnemonic devices |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
Odes
Epitaphs |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:poet
|
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Politician
|
| gptkbp:style |
Elegiac couplets
Choral lyric |
| gptkbp:was_a_patron_of |
gptkb:Themistocles
gptkb:Hippias_of_Athens |