---
name: Phocylides of Miletus
name_greek: Φωκυλίδης ὁ Μιλήσιος
eul_aid: bdg
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/phocylides-of-miletus-bdg"
period: Archaic
dialect: Ionic Elegiac
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Phocylides of Miletus

*Φωκυλίδης ὁ Μιλήσιος*

**eul_aid:** `bdg` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/phocylides-of-miletus-bdg)

Phocylides of Miletus, 6th century BCE Ionic poet. Surviving verse fragments on philosophy and wisdom. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Epigram](https://eulogikon.org/works/phocylides-miletus-epigrams-bdg-ab) — *Ἐπίγραμμα* · `bdg-ab`
- [Sentences](https://eulogikon.org/works/phocylides-miletus-sentences-bdg-aa) — *Γνῶμαι* · `bdg-aa`

## License and provenance

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