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Corinna

501 BC - 501 BC

Corinna

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 twentieth century, proposed dates ranging from the beginning of the fifth century to the late third century BC. Corinna's works survive only in fragments: three substantial sections of poems are preserved on second-century AD papyri from Egypt; several shorter pieces survive in quotations by ancient grammarians. They focus on local Boeotian legends, and are distinctive for their mythological innovations. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Corinna is the 4,098th most popular writer (down from 992nd in 2019), the 679th most popular biography from Greece (down from 233rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular Greek Writer.

Corinna is most famous for her poem, "The Lament of Corinna."

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Corinna ranks 4,098 out of 7,302. Before her are You Xie, François le Métel de Boisrobert, Lilian Jackson Braun, Rafik Schami, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, and Louis Bromfield. After her are Olaf Bull, Don Miguel Ruiz, Tsubouchi Shōyō, Simon Vestdijk, Johannes Linnankoski, and Judith Gautier.

Others Born in 501 BC

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Parmenides
PHILOSOPHER
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 1
Exekias
DESIGNER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 2
Corinna
WRITER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 501 BC

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Exekias
DESIGNER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 1
Corinna
WRITER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 2

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Corinna ranks 679 out of 1,024. Before her are Antonios Nikopolidis (1971), Onomacritus (-530), Dimitrios Voulgaris (1803), Mohamed Sherif Pasha (1826), Abundius (null), and Ioannis Theodoropoulos (1900). After her are Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis (1863), Spyridon Chazapis (1872), Antonios Kriezis (1796), Yiannis Kouros (1956), Nikolaos Trikoupis (1868), and Alcmenes (null).

Others born in Greece

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Antonios Nikopolidis
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 673
Onomacritus
WRITER
530 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 674
Dimitrios Voulgaris
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1878
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 675
Mohamed Sherif Pasha
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1887
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 676
Abundius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 677
Ioannis Theodoropoulos
ATHLETE
1900 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 678
Corinna
WRITER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 679
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1938
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 680
Spyridon Chazapis
POLITICIAN
1872 - 2000
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 681
Antonios Kriezis
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1865
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 682
Yiannis Kouros
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 683
Nikolaos Trikoupis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1956
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 684
Alcmenes
POLITICIAN
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 685