Phrynis
Illustration — Representation of the poet at work. Phrynnis or Phrynis (or) of Mytilene was a celebrated dithyrambic poet of ancient Greece, who lived roughly around the time of the Peloponnesian War. His career began no later than 446 BCE. Phrynnis was born in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, but later lived and made his career at Athens.
Also recorded as Phrynis Citharist · Phrynis of Mytilene
Phrynis
Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. 6, p. 396 · Public domain
- Born
- 500 · Mytilene.
- Died
- 416
- Occupation
- poet · citharode · musician
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
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Illustration — Representation of the poet at work. Phrynnis or Phrynis (or) of Mytilene was a celebrated dithyrambic poet of ancient Greece, who lived roughly around the time of the Peloponnesian War. His career began no later than 446 BCE. Phrynnis was born in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, but later lived and made his career at Athens.
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Born at Mytilene in 500, died in 416.
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