Macedonius the Lyric Poet (Μακεδόνιος ὁ Λυρικός)

Life Macedonius is an obscure Hellenistic author of the 3rd century BCE. No biographical details survive. His name implies a Macedonian origin, but this remains unconfirmed. He is known only as the author of a single epigram preserved in the Greek Anthology, with his dating derived from the style and context of that work [1][2].

Works His sole extant work is an erotic four-line epigram (AP 5.227) preserved in Book 5 of the Greek Anthology [1][2].

Significance His significance rests entirely on his inclusion as a named contributor to the Greek Anthology. The epigram is a minor example of Hellenistic erotic poetry, and Macedonius is cited in catalogs of epigrammatists but is not a major literary figure. His work forms part of the broad corpus of minor poetry collected in later antiquity [1][2].

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0470:book=5:poem=227&highlight=macedonius 2. ToposText (Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation): https://topostext.org/work/741#5.227