# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/theognis-of-megara
# Generated: 2026-08-16T10:26:27.295Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/theognis-of-megara"
name: "Theognis of Megara"
slug: "theognis-of-megara"
description: "Theognis of Megara was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attributed to him consists of gnomic poetry quite typical of the time, featuring ethical maxims and practical advice about life. He was the first Greek poet known to express concern over the eventual fate and survival of his own work and, along with Homer, Hesiod and the authors of the Homeric Hymns, he is among the earliest poets whose work has been preserved in a continuous manuscript tradition."
tagline: "Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Red-figure_cup_with_symposiast_reciting_Theognis_%28Athens%2C_NAM_1347%29%2C_drawn_by_%C3%89._Gilli%C3%A9ron_%28AthMitt_1884%2C_pl_1%29.jpg/330px-Red-figure_cup_with_symposiast_reciting_Theognis_%28Athens%2C_NAM_1347%29%2C_drawn_by_%C3%89._Gilli%C3%A9ron_%28AthMitt_1884%2C_pl_1%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "-570"
deathDate: "-485"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.28
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.102384
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/4778347"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7"
    title: "ثيوغنيس من ميغارا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8"
    title: "Теогнид Мегарски"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teognis_de_M%C3%A8gara"
    title: "Teognis de Mègara"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognis_z_Megary"
    title: "Theognis z Megary"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognis_von_Megara"
    title: "Theognis von Megara"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%AD%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%82"
    title: "Θέογνις ο Μεγαρεύς"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognis_of_Megara"
    title: "Theognis of Megara"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teognido_de_Megara"
    title: "Teognido de Megara"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teognis"
    title: "Teognis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A6%D9%88%DA%AF%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3"
    title: "تئوگنیس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognis_Megaralainen"
    title: "Theognis Megaralainen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9ognis_de_M%C3%A9gare"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teognis"
    title: "Teognis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%95%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A1"
    title: "תאוגניס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognisz"
    title: "Theognisz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Թեոգնիդես"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Teognide"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "テオグニス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "თეოგნიდე მეგარელი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4"
    title: "Феогнид"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognis"
    title: "Theognis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teogn%C4%ABds"
    title: "Teognīds"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0"
    title: "Теогнис од Мегара"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3gnis"
    title: "Teógnis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theognis_van_Megara"
    title: "Theognis van Megara"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://el.wikiquote.org/wiki/%CE%98%CE%AD%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%82"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Theognis_of_Megara"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump