Famous Greek Mythology Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Greek Mythology poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous greek mythology poems. These examples illustrate what a famous greek mythology poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Echoes From the Greek Mythology

...I - STARLIGHT 

With two bright eyes, my star, my love, 
Thou lookest on the stars above: 
Ah, would that I the heaven might be
With a million eyes to look on thee. 

Plato. 


II - ROSELEAF 

A little while the rose, 
And after that the thorn; 
An hour of dewy morn, 
And then the glamour goes. 
Ah, love in beauty born, 
A little while the rose! 

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by Dyke, Henry Van


On Sir Voluptuous Beast

...else, but say, Leave to be chaste,  Just wife, and, to change me, make woman's haste.     [AJ Notes:Ganymede, in Greek mythology, a beautiful shepherd boy         with whom Zeus fell in love.Cucquean, n. [Cuckold + queen], a woman whose          husband is unfaithful to her.]...Read more of this...
by Jonson, Ben

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