ANACREON
\ˈanɐkɹɪən], \ˈanɐkɹɪən], \ˈa_n_ɐ_k_ɹ_ɪ__ə_n]\
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A renowned lyric poet of Greece; born at Teos in Ionia, 562 (?) B. C.; died 477 B. C. He enjoyed the patronage of Polycrates, autocrat of Samos; and while at his court, composed most of the odes in praise of wine and women which won for him pre-eminence among singers. A few of his authentic compositions have come down to us: under his name as many as 68 extant poems circulate, but the authorship of many of these is extremely doubtful.
By Charles Dudley Warner
