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Ibycus

6th century BC Greek lyric poet

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Also known as Ibicus of Rhegium

Born: 6th century BCE
Died: 6th century BCE
Birthplace: Reggio Calabria
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1.Stated in Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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Place of death: Corinth
Occupation: writer
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1.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek

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Ibycus 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.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-16
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Commons Creator page: Ibycus
Writing language: Ancient Greek
Name in native language: Ἲβυκος
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Field of work: lyric poetry
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2024-08-11
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Father: Polyzelus of Messene
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1.Stated in Suda
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Significant place: Rhegion
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1.Stated in Deipnosophistae
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