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Ibycus

600 BC - 600 BC

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Ibycus (; Ancient Greek: Ἴβυκος; fl. 2nd half of 6th century BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, a citizen of Rhegium in Magna Graecia, probably active at Samos during the reign of the tyrant Polycrates and numbered by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria in the canonical list of nine lyric poets. He was mainly remembered in antiquity for pederastic verses, but he also composed lyrical narratives on mythological themes in the manner of Stesichorus. His work survives today only as quotations by ancient scholars or recorded on fragments of papyrus recovered from archaeological sites in Egypt, yet his extant verses include what are considered some of the finest examples of Greek poetry. As is the case with many other major poets of ancient Greece, Ibycus became famous not just for his poetry but also for events in his life, largely the stuff of legend: the testimonia are difficult to interpret and very few biographical facts are actually known. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibycus is the 843rd most popular writer (down from 796th in 2019), the 1,027th most popular biography from Italy (down from 944th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Italian Writer.

Ibycus is most famous for his elegies.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibycus ranks 843 out of 7,302. Before him are Antonio Machado, Stesichorus, Jamal Khashoggi, William McMaster Murdoch, Luis Sepúlveda, and Daniel Goleman. After him are Franz Grillparzer, Jin Yong, Karl Harrer, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Bernart de Ventadorn, and Ali Shariati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Ibycus ranks 32. Before him are Cleomenes I, Alexander I of Macedon, Thespis, Aristagoras, Publius Valerius Publicola, and Neriglissar. After him are Gelon, Hiero I of Syracuse, Demaratus, Sextus Tarquinius, Lars Porsena, and Horatius Cocles. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Ibycus ranks 13. Before him are Astyages, Theano, Epimenides, Anacharsis, Phalaris, and Alcetas I of Macedon. After him are Sushruta, Mimnermus, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Harpagus, Hipponax, and Arsames.

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  • Photo of Astyages

    Astyages

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 74.02

    Rank: 7

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    Theano

    PHILOSOPHER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 73.38

    Rank: 8

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    Epimenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    690 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 71.11

    Rank: 9

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    Anacharsis

    PHILOSOPHER

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 70.65

    Rank: 10

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    Phalaris

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 70.56

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Alcetas I of Macedon

    Alcetas I of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.87

    Rank: 12

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    Ibycus

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.19

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Sushruta

    Sushruta

    PHYSICIAN

    620 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 68.12

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Mimnermus

    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 67.56

    Rank: 15

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    Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    POLITICIAN

    701 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.95

    Rank: 16

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    Harpagus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.50

    Rank: 17

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    Hipponax

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.05

    Rank: 18

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    Arsames

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.82

    Rank: 19

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ibycus ranks 1,027 out of 5,161. Before him are Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773), Luigi Riva (1944), Emma Morano (1899), Stesichorus (-630), Italo Balbo (1896), and Barbara Strozzi (1619). After him are Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), Il Sodoma (1477), and Benedetto Marcello (1686).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Ibycus ranks 76. Before him are Valerius Maximus (-100), Gnaeus Naevius (-275), Cesare Pavese (1908), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Elsa Morante (1912), and Stesichorus (-630). After him are Andrea Camilleri (1925), Gaius Lucilius (-180), Guido Cavalcanti (1258), Marie Mancini (1639), Italo Svevo (1861), and Lucius Accius (-170).

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