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Christopher of Mytilene, the Glossary

Christophoros of Mytilene (Christophoros Mytilenaios; ca. 1000 – after 1050) was a Greek-language poet living in the first half of the 11th century.^[1]

30 relations: Anacreontics, Armeniac Theme, Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy, Calendar, Canon (hymnography), Chrysotriklinos, Constantine IX Monomachos, Constantine Stilbes, Constantinople, Dactylic hexameter, Dodecasyllable, Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, Elegiac couplet, Encomium, Epigram, Epitaph, Greek language, Homeric Greek, John Mauropous, Lesbos, Michael Psellos, Mytilene, Paphlagonia, Patrician (ancient Rome), Proconsul, Protospatharios, Riddle, Romanos III Argyros, Sticheron, Theme (Byzantine district).
11th-century Byzantine writers
Byzantine poets
Protospatharioi

Anacreontics

Anacreontics are verses in a metre used by the Greek poet Anacreon in his poems dealing with love and wine.

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The Armeniac Theme (Ἀρμενιακόν, Armeniakoi), more properly the Theme of the Armeniacs (Greek: θέμα Ἀρμενιακῶν, thema Armeniakōi), was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in northeastern Asia Minor (modern Turkey).

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Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy

Throughout the fifth century, Hellenistic political systems, philosophies, and theocratic Christian-Eastern concepts had gained power in the eastern Greek-speaking Mediterranean due to the intervention of important religious figures there such as Eusebius of Caesarea and Origen of Alexandria who had been key to developing the constant Christianized worldview of late antiquity.

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Calendar

A calendar is a system of organizing days.

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Canon (hymnography)

A canon (kanōn) is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services.

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Chrysotriklinos

The Chrysotriklinos (Χρυσοτρίκλινος, "golden reception hall", cf. triclinium), Latinized as Chrysotriclinus or Chrysotriclinium, was the main reception and ceremonial hall of the Great Palace of Constantinople from its construction, in the late 6th century, until the 10th century.

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Constantine IX Monomachos

Constantine IX Monomachos (translit; 980/ 1000 – 11 January 1055) reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 1042 to January 1055.

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Constantine Stilbes

Constantine Stilbes (Κωνσταντίνος Στιλβής) was a Byzantine rhetor and clergyman, and a prolific author of ecclesiastical treatises, letters, and poetry. Christopher of Mytilene and Constantine Stilbes are Byzantine poets.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Dactylic hexameter

Dactylic hexameter (also known as heroic hexameter and the meter of epic) is a form of meter or rhythmic scheme frequently used in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.

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Dodecasyllable

Dodecasyllable verse is a line of verse with twelve syllables.

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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Elegiac couplet

The elegiac couplet is a poetic form used by Greek lyric poets for a variety of themes usually of smaller scale than the epic.

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Encomium

Encomium (encomia) is a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Greek enkomion (ἐγκώμιον), meaning "the praise of a person or thing." Another Latin equivalent is laudatio, a speech in praise of someone or something.

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Epigram

An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, sometimes surprising or satirical statement.

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Epitaph

An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Homeric Greek

Homeric Greek is the form of the Greek language that was used in the Iliad, Odyssey, and Homeric Hymns.

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John Mauropous

John Mauropous (Ἰωάννης Μαυρόπους, Iōánnēs Maurópous, lit. "John Blackfoot") was an Eastern Roman poet, hymnographer, and author of letters and orations, who lived in the 11th century. Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous are 11th-century Byzantine writers and Byzantine poets.

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Lesbos

Lesbos or Lesvos (Lésvos) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea.

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Michael Psellos

Michael Psellos or Psellus (Michaḗl Psellós) was a Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist. Christopher of Mytilene and Michael Psellos are 11th-century Byzantine writers and Byzantine poets.

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Mytilene

Mytilene (Mytilíni) is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port.

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Paphlagonia

Paphlagonia (Paphlagonía, modern translit. Paflagonía; Paflagonya) was an ancient region on the Black Sea coast of north-central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus to the east, and separated from Phrygia (later, Galatia) by a prolongation to the east of the Bithynian Olympus.

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Patrician (ancient Rome)

The patricians (from patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome.

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Proconsul

A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul.

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Protospatharios

Prōtospatharios (πρωτοσπαθάριος) was one of the highest court dignities of the middle Byzantine period (8th to 12th centuries), awarded to senior generals and provincial governors, as well as to foreign princes. Christopher of Mytilene and Protospatharios are Protospatharioi.

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Riddle

A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.

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Romanos III Argyros

Romanos III Argyros (Ῥωμανός Ἀργυρός; Latinized Romanus III Argyrus; 968 – 11 April 1034), or Argyropoulos was Byzantine Emperor from 1028 until his death. Christopher of Mytilene and Romanos III Argyros are patricii and Protospatharioi.

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Sticheron

A sticheron (Greek: στιχηρόν "set in verses"; plural: stichera; Greek: στιχηρά) is a hymn of a particular genre sung during the daily evening (Hesperinos/Vespers) and morning (Orthros) offices, and some other services, of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.

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Theme (Byzantine district)

The themes or (θέματα,, singular) were the main military and administrative divisions of the middle Byzantine Empire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_of_Mytilene

Also known as Christopher Mitylenaios, Christophoros Mitylenaios, Christophoros Mytilenaios, Christophorus of Mitylene, Christophorus of Mytilene, Χριστόφορος Μυτιληναῖος.