Telesilla
Telesilla ( Greek Τελἐσιλλα ) from Argos was a Greek poet of the 1st half of the 5th century BC. Chr.
Only a few verses of her poems have survived. The meter used by her (acephalic glyconus ) was named after her Telesilleion .
Plutarch , referring to Socrates of Argos , tells that Telesilla had, when the Spartans 510 BC. They invaded Argos and the men of the city were defeated, the women called to fight, they armed and at their head the Spartans led by Cleomenes and Demaratus were defeated.
In her honor and in memory of this battle, a statue was placed in the temple of Aphrodite in Argos. The festival of hybristics in Argos is also intended to commemorate this event , when men wore women's clothes and women wore men's clothes.
literature
- Emmet Robbins: Telesilla. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 12/1, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01482-7 , column 96.
- Philip Smith: Telesilla . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . tape 3 : Oarses-Zygia and Zygius . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1870, p. 991–992 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Plutarch: On the Bravery of Women (English)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Telesilla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Greek poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 510 BC Chr. |