---
name: Alcaeus of Mytilene
name_greek: Ἀλκαῖος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος
eul_aid: asm
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/alcaeus-of-mytilene-asm"
period: Archaic
dialect: Aeolic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Alcaeus of Mytilene

*Ἀλκαῖος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `asm` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/alcaeus-of-mytilene-asm)

Alcaeus was a lyric poet from Lesbos in the Archaic period. Works include his poetic fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Marriage and Kingship](https://eulogikon.org/works/alcaeus-mytilene-marriage-kingship-asm-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Γάμου καὶ Βασιλείας* · `asm-aa`
- [Fragments on War and Exile](https://eulogikon.org/works/alcaeus-mytilene-war-exile-asm-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Πολέμου καὶ Φυγῆς* · `asm-ab`

## License and provenance

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