---
name: Simonides of Ceos
name_greek: Σιμωνίδης ὁ Κεῖος
eul_aid: big
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/simonides-of-ceos-big"
period: Archaic
dialect: Koine
works_count: 5
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Simonides of Ceos

*Σιμωνίδης ὁ Κεῖος*

**eul_aid:** `big` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/simonides-of-ceos-big)

Simonides of Ceos was a professional lyric poet of the Archaic period. Surviving works include fragments. Free to download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Epigrams](https://eulogikon.org/works/simonides-ceos-epigrams-big-ae) — *Ἐπιγράμματα* · `big-ae`
- [Fragments on Athletic Victory](https://eulogikon.org/works/simonides-ceos-athletic-victory-big-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Νίκης Γυμνικῆς* · `big-ab`
- [Fragments on Genealogy](https://eulogikon.org/works/simonides-ceos-genealogy-big-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Γενεαλογίας* · `big-ac`
- [Fragments on Life and Hope](https://eulogikon.org/works/simonides-ceos-life-hope-big-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Βίου καὶ Ἐλπίδος* · `big-aa`
- [Testimony](https://eulogikon.org/works/simonides-ceos-testimony-big-ad) — *Μαρτυρία* · `big-ad`

## License and provenance

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