Κόριννα

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Κόριννα is the ancient Greek lyric poet Corinna, traditionally associated with Boeotia and known for her mythological and local-themed poetry.

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instanceOf ancient Greek poet
woman
associatedWith Pindar
associatedWithCity Tanagra
associatedWithRegion Boeotia
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalContext Boeotian culture
era Classical period of Ancient Greece
floruit 4th century BCE
5th century BCE
gender female
hasModernNameForm Corinna
Korinna
linked to: Corinna
hasWork "Europa" (fragmentary poem)
"Iphigeneia" (fragmentary poem)
"Marathonian Women" (fragmentary poem)
"Odysseus" (fragmentary poem)
"Orestes" (fragmentary poem)
"Terpsichore" (fragmentary poem)
knownFor local Boeotian legends in poetry
mythological-themed poetry
use of Boeotian dialect
literaryGenre choral lyric
lyric poetry
mentionedBy Aelian
Pausanias
Plutarch
Tatian
nameWrittenInGreek Κόριννα
nativeLanguage Ancient Greek
notableFeature combination of local myths with didactic elements
focus on female characters in myth
use of simple narrative style
numberOfVictoriesOverPindarInTradition five
occupation poet
praisedBy Pausanias
subjectOfPoetry genealogies of heroes
local Boeotian myths
musical contests of the Muses
stories of heroines
survivingTextsForm fragments
tradition Boeotian poetic tradition
traditionClaimsRivalOf Pindar
traditionClaimsTeacherOf Pindar
workLanguage Boeotian dialect of Ancient Greek
writingForm elegiac couplets
lyric meters

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Corinna nameInGreek Κόριννα