---
name: Theognis of Megara
name_greek: Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς
eul_aid: bbs
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/theognis-of-megara-bbs"
period: Archaic
dialect: Ionic Elegiac
works_count: 4
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Theognis of Megara

*Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς*

**eul_aid:** `bbs` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/theognis-of-megara-bbs)

Theognis of Megara, 6th century BCE elegiac poet. Works include verses on history and society. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Dubious Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/theognis-megara-dubious-bbs-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα ἀμφίβολα* · `bbs-ab`
- [Elegies](https://eulogikon.org/works/theognis-megara-elegies-bbs-ad) — *Ἐλεγείαι* · `bbs-ad`
- [Epigrams](https://eulogikon.org/works/theognis-megara-epigrams-bbs-ac) — *Ἐπιγράμματα* · `bbs-ac`
- [Fragments of Uncertain Placement](https://eulogikon.org/works/theognis-megara-uncertain-fragments-bbs-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα ἀδήλου θέσεως* · `bbs-aa`

## License and provenance

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