Alcaeus
625–580 a. C.
Greece (Mytilene, Lesbos), c. 625–580 BC. A lyric poet, compatriot and contemporary of Sappho and inventor of the Alcaic stanza; he sang of wine, politics and war in a passionate voice. His work is in the public domain.
- Οὐ χρῆ κάκοισι (s. VI a. C.)