Her poem Koronaie, or The Shuttle Maidens, tells the story of Menippe and Metioche, the daughters of Orion, and her poem Minouaie, or The Daughters of Minyas tells the story of Alkathoe, Arsippe, and Leukippe.
Her poem Koronaie, or The Shuttle Maidens, tells the story of Menippe and Metioche, the daughters of Orion, and her poem Minouaie, or The Daughters of Minyas tells the story of Alkathoe, Arsippe, and Leukippe.* She criticized Pindar for his use of Atticisms, while she primarily wrote choral poetry in the Boeotian dialect. She is sometimes credited with defeating Pindar 5 times, prompting him to call her a sow, and she was listed among the 9 mortal muses by Antipater of Thessaloniki. FTP, who is this ancient Greek poetess, who is best known today as Pindar's tutor?
Her poem Koronaie, or The Shuttle Maidens, tells the story of Menippe and Metioche, the daughters of Orion, and her poem Minouaie, or The Daughters of Minyas tells the story of Alkathoe, Arsippe, and Leukippe.
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