Silloi

Silloi ( sílloi ) are a form of ancient Greek poetry in which mocking poems were written. Hexametric and iambic verses are alternated. A well-known poet who wrote in Silloi was the philosopher Xenophanes .

literature

• Wolfgang Aly : Silloi. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III A, 1, Stuttgart 1927, Col. 97 f.