---
name: Romanos the Melodist
name_greek: Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδός
eul_aid: uyq
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/romanos-the-melodist-uyq"
period: Late Antique
dialect: Christian Koine
works_count: 4
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Romanos the Melodist

*Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδός*

**eul_aid:** `uyq` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/romanos-the-melodist-uyq)

Romanos the Melodist, a major sixth-century Byzantine hymnographer. Kontakia and liturgical poetry. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Akathist Hymn](https://eulogikon.org/works/romanos-melodist-akathist-uyq-aa) — *Ἀκάθιστος ὕμνος* · `uyq-aa`
- [Dubious Songs](https://eulogikon.org/works/romanos-melodist-dubious-songs-uyq-ab) — *Ἀμφίβολοι ᾨδαί* · `uyq-ab`
- [Genuine Songs](https://eulogikon.org/works/romanos-melodist-genuine-songs-uyq-ac) — *Γνήσιαι ᾨδαί* · `uyq-ac`
- [Songs](https://eulogikon.org/works/romanos-melodist-hymns-uyq-ad) — *ᾨδαί* · `uyq-ad`

## License and provenance

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