Archilochus
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Archilochus was an iambic poet of the Archaic period from the island of Paros. He is celebrated for his versatile and innovative use of poetic meters, and is the earliest known Greek author to compose
The Greek Island of Paros, the birthplace of Archilochus
Ionic capital from the grave of Archilochus, with inscription "Here lies Archilochus, son of Telesicles", Archaeological Museum of Paros
"Look Glaucus! Already waves are disturbing the deep sea and a cloud stands straight round about the heights of Gyrae, a sign of storm; from the unexpected comes fear." The trochaic verse was quoted by the Homeric scholar Heraclitus, who said that Archilochus used the image to describe war with the Thracians.
A fragment of a poem by Archilochus, preserved on papyrus from Oxyrhynchus
The Hedgehog and the Fox
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The Hedgehog and the Fox is an essay by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that was published as a book in 1953. It was one of his most popular essays with the public. However, Berlin said, "I meant it as a ki
Archilochus
…Archilochus's line πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξ, ἀλλ' ἐχῖνος ἓν μέγα ("a fox knows many things, but a hedgehog knows one big thing") inspired Isaiah Berlin's essay The Hedgehog and the Fox. Brown, Christopher (1997). "Archilochus". In Gerber, Douglas E. (ed.). A Companion to the Greek Lyric Poets. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-09944-9…
First edition
Joseph de Maistre by Vallotton