About Demodocus of Leros
Demodocus of Leros was a poet, epigrammatist and elegist.
Demodocus (; , Demodokos) of Leros was an ancient Greek poet who is believed to have lived during the sixth century BC on the small island of Leros in the Aegean Sea. He composed in elegiacs and iambs and appears to have specialized in gnomic poetry like his likely contemporary Phocylides.
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Who was Demodocus of Leros?
ancient Greek poet
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Demodocus of Leros was born in Leros.
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Demodocus of Leros was a poet, epigrammatist and elegist.
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