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Simonides was a famous lyric poet from the city of Iulis, in the island of Ceos, off the coast of Attica. He left his native island in his youth and went to Athens, where he spent the largest part of his life. He probably also spent some time at the court of Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, where he .. .. more >>

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Frank Simon (9/27/2007 10:53:00 AM)
Simonides is famous for the saying, 'Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech.'

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Simonides of Ceos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simonides of Ceos (c. 556 BC-468 BC), Greek lyric poet, was born at Ioulis on Kea. He was included, along with Sappho and Pindar, in the canonical list of ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonides_of_Ceos

Simonides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simonides of Amorgos, iambic poet, flourished in the middle of the 7th century BC; Simonides of ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonides" ...
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Simonides
Simonides was a famous lyric poet from the city of Iulis, in the island of Ceos, off the coast of Attica. He left his native island in his youth and went to ...
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/char/simonide.htm

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A man named Simonides gave a speech praising the wrestler, then he left the banquet hall. While he was out, the roof collapsed, crushing everyone inside. ...
http://www.ababasoft.com/mnemonic/tech09.htm

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