Archaic

800–480 BCE

3 authors 15 works

The Archaic period runs from the adoption of the Greek alphabet to the Persian Wars. Epic attains its canonical form in Homer and Hesiod; lyric poets such as Sappho, Alcaeus, and Pindar refine choral and personal song. Early prose emerges in Ionian historiography and philosophical prose.

Authors in this collection

Hesiod Ἡσίοδος 7 works
Homer Ὅμηρος 3 works
Pindar Πίνδαρος 5 works