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 NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Tanagra NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Boeotia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext Boeotian culture
era Classical period of Ancient Greece
floruit 4th century BCE
5th century BCE
gender female
hasModernNameForm Corinna NERFINISHED
Korinna NERFINISHED
hasWork "Europa" (fragmentary poem) NERFINISHED
"Iphigeneia" (fragmentary poem) NERFINISHED
"Marathonian Women" (fragmentary poem) NERFINISHED
"Odysseus" (fragmentary poem) NERFINISHED
"Orestes" (fragmentary poem) NERFINISHED
"Terpsichore" (fragmentary poem) NERFINISHED
knownFor local Boeotian legends in poetry
mythological-themed poetry
use of Boeotian dialect
literaryGenre choral lyric
lyric poetry
mentionedBy Aelian NERFINISHED
Pausanias NERFINISHED
Plutarch NERFINISHED
Tatian NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
subjectOfPoetry genealogies of heroes
local Boeotian myths
musical contests of the Muses
stories of heroines
survivingTextsForm fragments
tradition Boeotian poetic tradition
traditionClaimsRivalOf Pindar NERFINISHED
traditionClaimsTeacherOf Pindar NERFINISHED
workLanguage Boeotian dialect of Ancient Greek
writingForm elegiac couplets
lyric meters

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Corinna nameInGreek Κόριννα