---
name: Semonides of Amorgos
name_greek: Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος
eul_aid: agy
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/semonides-of-amorgos-agy"
period: Archaic
dialect: "Ionic (ia, frg)"
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Semonides of Amorgos

*Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος*

**eul_aid:** `agy` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/semonides-of-amorgos-agy)

Semonides of Amorgos, 7th century BCE Ionic poet. Fragments of his satirical and moralizing verse. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On the Uncertainty of Human Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/semonides-amorgos-uncertainty-life-agy-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `agy-ab`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/semonides-amorgos-testimonies-agy-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `agy-aa`

## License and provenance

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