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name: Bion of Smyrna
name_greek: Βίων ὁ Σμυρναῖος
eul_aid: mwq
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/bion-of-smyrna-mwq"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Doric Bucolic
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Bion of Smyrna

*Βίων ὁ Σμυρναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `mwq` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/bion-of-smyrna-mwq)

Bion of Smyrna was a Hellenistic Greek poet of bucolic verse. Works include the Lament for Adonis. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Adonis Epitaph](https://eulogikon.org/works/bion-smyrna-adonis-epitaph-mwq-ab) — *Αδώνιδος επιτάφιος* · `mwq-ab`
- [Myrson and Lycidas](https://eulogikon.org/works/bion-smyrna-myrson-lycidas-mwq-aa) — *Μύρσων καὶ Λυκίδας* · `mwq-aa`
- [Pastoral Dialogue on the Seasons](https://eulogikon.org/works/bion-smyrna-seasons-dialogue-mwq-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `mwq-ac`

## License and provenance

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