Boio
Boio ( Greek Βοιώ ) was a Delphic hymn poet .
Pausanias quotes four verses from a hymn she wrote. According to Boio, the legendary poet Olen is said to have come to Delphi with others from Hyperborea , where he founded the oracle of Apollo and was the first to dress prophecies in the form of hexameters .
literature
- Georg Knaack : Boio . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 633 f. (then identical to Boios ).
- Christoph Selzer: Boio. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 2, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01472-X , Sp. 731.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Βοιώ (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Delphic hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 6th century BC BC and 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 6th century BC BC and 2nd century |