Bion of Smyrna
Bion of Smyrna (Greek Βίων ὁ Σμυρναῖος Bíōn ho Smyrnaíos ) was a late Hellenistic poet. He lived around 100 BC Chr.
Bion is said to have been born in Phlossa, near the city of Smyrna in Asia Minor . His work belonged predominantly to bucolic poetry , modeled on Theocritus . Little of it has survived, such as a 98-verse epitaph for Adonis , a lament for Aphrodite's lover, written in hexameters .
literature
- Albin Lesky : History of Greek Literature. 3rd, revised edition, Saur, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-11423-0 , p. 816 f.
- Doris Meyer: Bion of Smyrna . In: Bernhard Zimmermann , Antonios Rengakos (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Greek literature of antiquity. Volume 2: The Literature of the Classical and Hellenistic Period. CH Beck, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-406-61818-5 , pp. 233-237
- Georg Knaack : Bion (6) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 481 f. (outdated).
Web links
Wikisource: Bion of Smyrna - Sources and full texts
- Literature by and about Bion von Smyrna in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Bion von Smyrna in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bion of Smyrna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bion Smyrnaeus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hellenistic poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Phlossa at Smyrna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |