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Today only glimpses of his poetry remain, either in the form of papyrus fragments or quotations by ancient literary figures, yet new fragments continue to be unearthed by archeologists at Oxyrhynchus.

His general fame as a wise and colourful personality has led to his inclusion in narratives as diverse as Mary Renault's historical novel The Praise Singer ( where he is depicted as the narrator and main character ), Plato's Protagoras ( where he is a topic of conversation ), and some verses in Callimachus ' Aetia ( where he is amusingly represented as a ghost complaining about the desecration of his own tomb in Acragas ).