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Simonides of Ceos, an Uncommon card
Simonides of Ceos was a Greek lyric poet, born in Ioulis on Ceos.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 27,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Simonides of Ceos quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Simonides of Ceos card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Simonides, however, was more involved than either in the major events and with the ______ of their times.
Answer
personalities. Simonides, however, was more involved than either in the major events and with the personalities of their times. From the Simonides of Ceos article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Esa-Pekka Salonen. Esa-Pekka Salonen 83 · Chinese painting 80 · List of Tom Baker performances and credits 77 · Simonides of Ceos 74 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Chinese painting. Chinese painting 52,000 · Joseph Kahn videography 39,000 · Simonides of Ceos 27,000 · Mohammad-Reza Shajarian 19,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria included him in the canonical list of the nine lyric poets esteemed by them as worthy of critical study.
- Included on this list were Bacchylides, his nephew, and Pindar, reputedly a bitter rival, both of whom benefited from his innovative approach to lyric poetry.
- Simonides, however, was more involved than either in the major events and with the personalities of their times.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Simonides of Ceos article was read about 27,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Simonides of Ceos
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Simonides of Ceos (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, Text: Hartmann Schedel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
