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Arion

700 BC - 660 BC

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Arion (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρίων) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion is chiefly remembered for the fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins, a folktale motif. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arion is the 342nd most popular writer (up from 420th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Greece (up from 109th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Greek Writer.

Arion is most famous for his lyre playing and singing.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arion ranks 342 out of 7,302. Before him are Christine de Pizan, Mario Puzo, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ève Curie, Svetlana Alliluyeva, and Maurice Leblanc. After him are Archilochus, Mikhail Lermontov, J. D. Vance, Amos Oz, Eyvind Johnson, and Paul Valéry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Arion ranks 2. Before him is Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. After him are Sinsharishkun, Astyages, Ashur-uballit II, Psamtik I, Cyaxares, Amasis II, Jeconiah, Ashur-etil-ilani, Tyrtaeus, and Anacharsis. Among people deceased in 660 BC, Arion ranks 1. After him are Ashur-uballit II, Jeconiah, Aristomenes, and Lesches.

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    Arion

    WRITER

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 75.03

    Rank: 1

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    Ashur-uballit II

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 73.86

    Rank: 2

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    Jeconiah

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 72.22

    Rank: 3

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    Aristomenes

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 4

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    Lesches

    WRITER

    700 BC - 660 BC

    HPI: 59.24

    Rank: 5

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Arion ranks 91 out of 1,024. Before him are Creon (null), Giorgio de Chirico (1888), Irene Papas (1929), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Mardonius (-600), and Hippias (-443). After him are Archilochus (-680), Simonides of Ceos (-556), Hephaestion (-356), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Alexander of Greece (1893), and John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Arion ranks 11. Before him are Aeschylus (-525), Sappho (-630), Pindar (-517), Menander (-342), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), and Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620). After him are Archilochus (-680), Simonides of Ceos (-556), Demetrius Vikelas (1835), Phaedrus (-20), Lysias (-445), and Nâzım Hikmet (1902).

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