---
name: Mimnermus of Colophon
name_greek: Μίμνερμος ὁ Κολοφώνιος
eul_aid: aly
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/mimnermus-of-colophon-aly"
period: Archaic
dialect: Koine
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Mimnermus of Colophon

*Μίμνερμος ὁ Κολοφώνιος*

**eul_aid:** `aly` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/mimnermus-of-colophon-aly)

Mimnermus of Colophon, 7th century BCE Greek elegiac poet. Surviving fragments on love and youth. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Smyrna and Colonization](https://eulogikon.org/works/mimnermus-colophon-smyrna-colonization-aly-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Σμύρνης καὶ Ἀποικισμοῦ* · `aly-ab`
- [On Youth and Old Age](https://eulogikon.org/works/mimnermus-colophon-youth-old-age-aly-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `aly-aa`

## License and provenance

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