---
name: Ion of Samos
name_greek: Ἴων ὁ Σάμιος
eul_aid: esi
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/ion-of-samos-esi"
period: Classical
dialect: Ionic Elegiac
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Ion of Samos

*Ἴων ὁ Σάμιος*

**eul_aid:** `esi` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/ion-of-samos-esi)

Ion of Samos was a 5th century BCE Ionic elegiac poet. Two surviving works of verse are preserved. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Epigram](https://eulogikon.org/works/ion-samos-epigram-esi-ab) — *Ἐπίγραμμα* · `esi-ab`
- [Lysander's Victory Dedication](https://eulogikon.org/works/ion-samos-victory-dedication-esi-aa) — *Ἀπόσπασμα* · `esi-aa`

## License and provenance

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