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The Athenians accused him of impiety, and he fled the city. He died in Corinth.<ref>[http://www.definitions.net/definition/DIAGORAS%20OF%20MELOS Diagoras of Melos]</ref> | The Athenians accused him of impiety, and he fled the city. He died in Corinth.<ref>[http://www.definitions.net/definition/DIAGORAS%20OF%20MELOS Diagoras of Melos]</ref> | ||
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| + | According to the book ''Greek Lyric Poetry: A Complete Collection of the Surviving Passages from the Greek Song-writers'' by George Stanley Farnell, "His position as a poet seems to be one of little prominence, and he probably abandoned his art for philosophical speculation."<ref>''Greek Lyric Poetry: A Complete Collection of the Surviving Passages from the Greek Song-writers'' by George Stanley Farnell, page 269</ref> There is little information about Diagoras of Melos' life and his beliefs. And no atheist poems have been found written by him as far as the historical record. See also: [[Atheism and poetry]] | ||
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Diagoras of Melos was a 5th century B.C. Greek philosopher, poet, sophist and atheist.
The Athenians accused him of impiety, and he fled the city. He died in Corinth.[1]
According to the book Greek Lyric Poetry: A Complete Collection of the Surviving Passages from the Greek Song-writers by George Stanley Farnell, "His position as a poet seems to be one of little prominence, and he probably abandoned his art for philosophical speculation."[2] There is little information about Diagoras of Melos' life and his beliefs. And no atheist poems have been found written by him as far as the historical record. See also: Atheism and poetry
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- ↑ Diagoras of Melos
- ↑ Greek Lyric Poetry: A Complete Collection of the Surviving Passages from the Greek Song-writers by George Stanley Farnell, page 269