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.
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Drawing of a kylix from Tanagra, Boeotia, c. 500 BC. A symposiast sings ὦ παίδων κάλλιστε, the beginning of a verse by Theognis
A scene from Plato's philosophical work The Symposium by Anselm Feuerbach![A papyrus fragment covering lines 917-33, part of a poem addressed to Democles (identity unknown) and considered on textual grounds to be a late addition to the Theognidean corpus, probably fifth century[51]Coincidentally, Nietzsche's first published article, On the History of the Collection of the Theognidean Anthology (1867), concerned the textual transmission of the poems.[52]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/P.Berol.21220_Theognis.png/500px-P.Berol.21220_Theognis.png)
A papyrus fragment covering lines 917-33, part of a poem addressed to Democles (identity unknown) and considered on textual grounds to be a late addition to the Theognidean corpus, probably fifth century[51]Coincidentally, Nietzsche's first published article, On the History of the Collection of the Theognidean Anthology (1867), concerned the textual transmission of the poems.[52]About this person
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.
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