Alcaeus
historical figure · 4 works · 4 mentions · 5 anchored passages
Alcaeus the poet
in the texts
On the Nature of the Gods
Poet cited as an example of someone who found a bodily blemish (a mole) beautiful.
A mole on a boy's finger pleased Alcaeus;
Tusculan Disputations
Greek lyric poet cited for writings on love of youths
Alcaeus, a brave man, known in his own commonwealth, what things he writes about the love of youths!
Heracles
Son of Perseus and father of Amphitryon.
What mortal has not heard of the one who shared a wife with Zeus, Amphitryon of Argos, whom once Alcaeus, son of Perseus, begot, Amphitryon the father of Heracles?
The Histories
Lyric poet of Mytilene who fled a battle near Sigeum, lost his armor to the Athenians, and wrote a poem about the episode to his friend Melanippus.
Alcaeus wrote a poem about this and sent it to Mytilene.
In the course of a battle in which the Athenians had the upper hand, Alcaeus the poet took to flight and escaped, but his armor was taken by the Athenians and hung up in the temple of Athena at Sigeum.