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| '''Euenus''' (or '''Evenus''') of ], ({{lang-el|Εὔηνος ὁ Πάριος}}), was a 5th-century BC |
'''Euenus''' (or '''Evenus''') of ], ({{lang-el|Εὔηνος ὁ Πάριος}}), was a 5th-century BC ]{{sfn|Nails|p=253}} who was roughly contemporary with ].<ref>W. Smith, ''A Classical Dictionary of Biography'' (1858) p. 260</ref> | ||
| Euenus is mentioned several times in ]'s '']'', '']'', and '']'' of Socrates. According to Maximus Tyre,<ref>Diss. 38.4. p. 225</ref> Evenus was the instructor of ] in poetry, a statement which derives some countenance from a passage in Plato<ref>Phaed. l.c.</ref> from which it may also be inferred that Euenus was alive at the time of Socrates's death, but at such an advanced age that he was likely soon to follow him. Eusebius<ref>Chron. Arm.</ref> places him at the 30th Olympiad (B. C. 460) and onwards. His poetry was gnomic, that is, it formed the vehicle for expressing philosophic maxims and opinions. The first six of the epigrams in the ] which bear the name "Euenus" are of this character, and may therefore be ascribed to him with tolerable certainty. Perhaps, too, the fifteenth should be assigned to him. | |||
| ==Sayings== | |||
| *One of his famous sayings is cited twice in: Artemidoros, Oneirocritica 1,15 = Plutarch, Moralia 497A De amore prolis 4: ἢ δέος ἢ λύπη παῖς πατρὶ πάντα χρόνον ("a son is always a terror or a pain for his father."). | |||
| *"Every thing compelled is by nature grievous", '']'' (2.7.1223a30) | |||
| *] quotes him to the effect that fire is the spice of life.<ref>Montaigne, ''Essays'' (Penguin 1978) p. 363</ref> | |||
| ==Poems== | |||
| Ten short poetic fragments of Euenus' poetry survive, mostly elegies. One ] cited by Aristotle also appears in the '']'' (v. 472), which is part of a bigger poem (vv. 467-496)''.'' This poem is addressed to a Simonides, just as two other poems in the ''Theognidea'': vv. 667-682 & vv. 1341-1350. On this ground, scholars attribute these three poems to Euenus. | |||
| Eleven poems in the '']'' are attributed to "Euenos", of which ''Anth. Pal. XI. 49'' is most probably by Euenus. The others are probably by Euenus of Ascalon, and some may be by Euenus of Athens, Euenus of Sicily or Euenus Grammaticus. Most are about works of art. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
| *Plato. ''Phaedo'', ed. C.J. Rowe | |||
| *Nails, Debra. ''The People of Plato'' | *Nails, Debra. ''The People of Plato'' | ||
| *West, ''Iambi et elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati,'' vol. 1 (1989) & 2 (1992). | *West, ''Iambi et elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati,'' vol. 1 (1989) & 2 (1992). | ||
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For other uses, see Evenus (disambiguation).Euenus (or Evenus) of Paros, (Template:Lang-el), was a 5th-century BC poet who was roughly contemporary with Socrates.
Euenus is mentioned several times in Plato's Phaedo, Phaedrus, and Apology of Socrates. According to Maximus Tyre, Evenus was the instructor of Socrates in poetry, a statement which derives some countenance from a passage in Plato from which it may also be inferred that Euenus was alive at the time of Socrates's death, but at such an advanced age that he was likely soon to follow him. Eusebius places him at the 30th Olympiad (B. C. 460) and onwards. His poetry was gnomic, that is, it formed the vehicle for expressing philosophic maxims and opinions. The first six of the epigrams in the Greek Anthology which bear the name "Euenus" are of this character, and may therefore be ascribed to him with tolerable certainty. Perhaps, too, the fifteenth should be assigned to him.
See also
References
- Nails, p. 253. sfn error: no target: CITEREFNails (help)
- W. Smith, A Classical Dictionary of Biography (1858) p. 260
- Diss. 38.4. p. 225
- Phaed. l.c.
- Chron. Arm.
Further reading
- Nails, Debra. The People of Plato
- West, Iambi et elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati, vol. 1 (1989) & 2 (1992).
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