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Dionysius Chalcus (Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Χαλκοῦς) was an ancient Athenian poet and orator. According to Athenaeus, he was called Chalcus ("brazen") because he advised the Athenians to adopt a brass coinage (xv. p. 669). His speeches have not survived, but his poems are referred to and quoted by such authors as Plutarch (Nicias, 5), Aristotle (Rhetoric, iii. 2), and Athenaeus (xv, p. 668, 702; x, p. 443; xiii, p. 602). The extant fragments are chiefly elegies on symposiac subjects and are characterized by extravagant metaphors.[1]

Plutarch credits Dionysius Chalcus with leading the band of Athenian colonists who founded Thurii in 443 BC.

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• Osann, Beiträge z. Griech. u. Röm. Lit. i. p. 79, &c.; Welcker, in the Rhein. Mus. for 1836, p. 440, &c.; Bergk, Poet. Lyr. Graec., p. 432, &c.
• The fragments have been collected and edited by Bruno Gentili and Carlo Prato (Poetae elegiaci testimonia et fragmenta. Pars altera, K.G. Saur, 2002) and by M. L. West (Iambi et elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati, v. 2, Oxford University Press, 1992).
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[es] Dionisio Calco

Dionisio Calco o Dionysius Chalcus en su forma latinizada (Διονύσιος ὁ Χαλκοῦς en griego antiguo) fue un antiguo poeta elegíaco y orador ateniense. Según Athenaeus, se le llamó Chalcus ("de bronce") porque aconsejó a los atenienses que adoptaran una acuñación en bronce (Libro XV.669d). Sus discursos no han sobrevivido, pero algunos fragmentos de sus poemas están citados por Plutarco (Nicias, 5), Aristóteles (Retórica, iii. 2), y especialmente por Ateneo (xv, p. 668, 702; x, p. 443; xiii, p. 602). Los fragmentos conservados son principalmente elegías de tema simposiaco, caracterizados por metáforas muy elaboradas.[1]

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