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Sappho (/ ˈ s æ f oʊ /; Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. [a] Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music.
Moero seems to have had a high reputation as a poet in antiquity. [11] Antipater of Thessalonica includes her in his list of famous women poets, and Meleager's proem to his Garland refers to her as a "lily", putting her alongside Sappho and Anyte. [1] According to Tatian, Cephisodotus, the son of Praxiteles, sculpted her. [1]
Archestratus (Greek Archestratos; fl. 330 BC) poet of Gela or Syracuse; Archilochus (Greek: Ἀρχίλοχος; c. 680 BC – c. 645 BC) poet and mercenary; Arctinus of Miletus epic poet whose reputation is purely legendary, as none of his works survive; traditionally dated between 775 BC and 741 BC; Aristeas, semi-legendary poet and miracle ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Ancient Greek poets. It includes poets that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories
Corinna or Korinna (Ancient Greek: Κόριννα, romanized: Korinna) was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia. Although ancient sources portray her as a contemporary of Pindar (born c. 518 BC), not all modern scholars accept the accuracy of this tradition. When she lived has been the subject of much debate since the early ...
This is a list of female poets with a ... Hindu lady poet and author; Sulabha Ancient Hindu lady poet and philosopher; Sappho (c. 630 – 570 BCE), Greek poet, ...
Fanciful portrait of Erinna from Finden's Gallery of Graces (1834). Erinna (/ ɪ ˈ r ɪ n ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἤριννα) was an ancient Greek poet. She is best known for her long poem The Distaff, a 300-line hexameter lament for her childhood friend Baucis, who had died shortly after her marriage.
Anyte of Tegea (Ancient Greek: Ἀνύτη; fl. c. 300 BC) was a Hellenistic poet from Tegea in Arcadia. Little is known of her life, but twenty-four epigrams attributed to her are preserved in the Greek Anthology, and one is quoted by Julius Pollux; nineteen of these are generally accepted as