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Myrtis of Anthedon

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Myrtis (Ancient Greek: Μύρτις; fl. 6th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet from Anthedon, a town in Boeotia. She was said to have taught the poets Pindar and Corinna. The only surviving record of her poetry is a paraphrase by the 1st-century AD historian Plutarch, discussing a local Boeotian legend. In antiquity she was included by the 1st-century BC epigrammatist Antipater of Thessalonica in his canon of nine female poets, and a bronze statue of her was reportedly made by Boïscus, a sculptor about whom nothing more is known. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Myrtis of Anthedon is the 3,430th most popular writer (up from 4,844th in 2019), the 603rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 736th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among writers, Myrtis of Anthedon ranks 3,430 out of 7,302. Before her are Prince Henri of Orléans, Guzal Sitdikova, Salvador Espriu, Paul Fleming, Anna Gavalda, and Martynas Mažvydas. After her are Johann Fischart, Francišak Bahuševič, Ravindra Prabhat, Natsuo Kirino, Roberto Arlt, and Edith Durham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Myrtis of Anthedon ranks 77. Before her are Argaeus II of Macedon, Ajita Kesakambali, Aeropus II of Macedon, Pausanias of Macedon, Musaeus of Athens, and Androtion. After her are Stateira, Amyntas II of Macedon, Panyassis, Orontes I, Ariobarzanes of Phrygia, and Cadmus of Miletus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Myrtis of Anthedon ranks 603 out of 1,024. Before her are Areus II (-262), Phaenias of Eresus (-400), Andronicus of Cyrrhus (-200), Musaeus of Athens (-500), Georgios Zoitakis (1910), and Spyridon Trikoupis (1788). After her are Angelos Sikelianos (1884), Lesches (-700), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Diocles of Carystus (-400), Francesco Barozzi (1537), and Doryssus (null).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Myrtis of Anthedon ranks 67. Before her are Kostis Palamas (1859), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), Theodor Kallifatides (1938), Phylarchus (-255), Philostratus of Lemnos (200), and Rhianus (-275). After her are Angelos Sikelianos (1884), Lesches (-700), Vassilis Vassilikos (1933), Philoxenus of Cythera (-435), Vassilis Alexakis (1943), and Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553).

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