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Greek literature
written works in the Greek language
ancient Greek literature
literature written in ancient Greece or in the Ancient Greek language
Barlaam and Josaphat
two saints
Byzantine literature
literature of the Byzantine Empire
Digenes Akritas
Greek poem
John Italus
Byzantine philosopher (11th century)
Sultan Walad
philosopher and poet of Persian origin, son of Jalal al-Din Rumi

Erotokritos
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
Modern Greek literature
in common Modern Greek, from the late Byzantine era in the 11th century AD
Against the Galilaeans
anti-Christian polemic by Roman emperor Julian
political verse
iambic verse of 15 syllables; common metric form in Medieval and Modern Greek
Bible translations into Greek