Phocylides

ancient Greek writer
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Phocylides

Summary

Phocylides is a human[1]. His place of birth was Miletus[2]. He was born on January 1, 560 BC[3]. He died on 600 BC[4]. He worked as a poet[5], epigrammatist[6], and elegist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Phocylides was born in Miletus[2].
  • Phocylides was born on January 1, 560 BC[3].
  • Phocylides died on 600 BC[4].
  • Phocylides held citizenship in Miletus[9].
  • Phocylides worked as a poet[5].
  • Phocylides worked as an epigrammatist[6].
  • Phocylides's professions included elegist[7].
  • Phocylides is recorded as male[10].
  • Phocylides's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Phocylides's floruit is recorded as 544 BC[12].
  • Phocylides's floruit is recorded as 541 BC[13].
  • Phocylides's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[14].
  • Phocylides's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15].
  • Phocylides's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Phocylides's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Phocylides's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18].
  • Phocylides's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[19].
  • Phocylides's Commons Creator page is recorded as Phocylides[20].
  • Phocylides's different from is recorded as Pseudo-Phocylides[21].
  • Phocylides's start of work period is recorded as 700 BC[22].
  • Phocylides's end of work period is recorded as 600 BC[23].
  • Phocylides dates from the classical antiquity[24].
  • Phocylides's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece[25].
  • Phocylides's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Phocylides was born in Miletus[2]. He was born on January 1, 560 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[5], epigrammatist[6], and elegist[7].

Death and Burial

Phocylides died on 600 BC[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Phocylides include Pseudo-He[27], a poet[28].

Why It Matters

Phocylides ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for him include Pseudo-He[27], a poet[28].

FAQs

Where was Phocylides born?

Born in Miletus[2], Phocylides…

What did Phocylides do for work?

Phocylides worked as poet[5], epigrammatist[6], and elegist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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