Xanthus Lyricus 7. Jh. v. Chr
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- urn:cite:perseus:author.1489
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- Name:
- Xanthus Lyricus 7. Jh. v. Chr
- Alt names:
- Ξάνθος
Xanthos, Lyrischer Dichter
Xanthos, von Sizilien
Xanthos, von Großgriechenland
Xanto, di Magna Grecia
Xanto, di Sicilia
Janto, Lyrico
- Field of activity:
- Elegist
Lyric Poet
- Notes:
- Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 3,
1867, p. 1287: "Xanthus, literary, 1. a lyric poet, older than Stesichorus, who mentioned him
in at least one of his poems, and who borrowed from him in some of them. Among the rest,
Stesichorus composed his poem Oresteia in imitation of Xanthus...."
Brill's New Pauly: "Xanthos, lyriker, vor dem 6. Jh. v. Chr.: Lyriker
(μελοποιός/melopoiós), vielleicht aus der Magna Graecia
von Stesichoros
- Author info:
- VIAF
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