Bacchylides

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proper noun An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.

From Ancient Greek Βακχυλίδης (Bakkhulidēs).

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(Cp. Bacchylides, “Ode” v. 136 ff.) 164 The fragment probably belongs to the “Catalogues” proper rather than to the

Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica 2007
Bacchylides, fragment 47, in Greek Lyric, ed. and tr.

Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
Bacchylides, fragment 47, in Greek Lyric, ed. and tr.

Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
Bacchylides, fragment 47, in Greek Lyric, ed. and tr.

Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
Bacchylides, fragment 47, in Greek Lyric, ed. and tr.

Collected Works of W. B. Yeats Volume III Autobiographies W.B. Yeats 1965
The Amarna tablets, the papyrus of Ani, and the great Greek manuscript of the Odes of Bacchylides are among the valuables smuggled out of Egypt by this so-called scholar.

The Mummy Case Peters, Elizabeth 1985
Midylos was one of those men who like a daughter, and was only sorry for old Bacchylides, grumbling that he would die before he saw a grandson.

The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978
Bacchylides paced behind me, carrying the kithara.

The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978
Bacchylides had been in time to secure his chosen place.

The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978
His father Bacchylides, who had been a great athlete in his day, fretted about it more than he did.

The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978