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Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Stesichorus (c.640 – 555 BCE) was one of the great lyric poets of Ancient Greece.

Tradition says that he incurred blindness by writing poems that insulted Helen of Troy and cured it by writing poems that flattered her.

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Notes

  • Stesichorus is included in AustLite because of his influence on an Australian writer.

Last amended 8 May 2014 11:59:11
Influence on:
The Recantation John Bray , 1984 single work poetry
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