“Boy with a maiden's glance,I seek you out, but you hear not,Unknowing that you are the charioteerOf my soul.””
Quotes by Anacreon
“She gave thee beauty”
“And, on the ocean's crystal mirror,””
The Odes of Anacreon
“Once again Eros has struck me, like a bronze smith, with a large axe and washed me in a wintry mountain stream.””
AnacreonAnacreon was a celebrated ancient Greek lyric poet, known for his exquisite odes that celebrated love, wine, and the pleasures of life. Born in the city of Teos, he lived during a time when lyric poet...