Greek literature

written works in the Greek language

literature written in ancient Greece or in the Ancient Greek language

two saints

literature of the Byzantine Empire

Greek poem

Byzantine philosopher (11th century)

philosopher and poet of Persian origin, son of Jalal al-Din Rumi

Erotokritos () is a romance composed by Vikentios Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses, the last twelve of which refer to the poet himself. It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central theme is love between Erotokritos (only referred to in the work as Rotokritos or Rokritos) and Aretousa. Around this theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery and courage. Erotokritos and Erophile by Georgios Hortatzis constitute classic examples of Greek Renaissance literature and are considered to be the most

in common Modern Greek, from the late Byzantine era in the 11th century AD

anti-Christian polemic by Roman emperor Julian

iambic verse of 15 syllables; common metric form in Medieval and Modern Greek