Terpander (Greek: Τέρπανδρος Terpandros), of Antissa in Lesbos, was a Greek poet and citharede who lived about the first half of the 7th century BC. He...
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Terinos terpander, the royal Assyrian, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in...
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used the cithara to accompany their singing. Famous citharodes included Terpander, Sappho, and Arion. "Citharoedus" or "Citharede" was also an epithet of...
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developed the type of poem called dithyramb, the progenitor of tragedy, and Terpander invented the seven-note musical scale for the lyre. For a short period...
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Spartiates, demonstrated by the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. However Terpander, the overseer of the Helots, finds uncharacteristic courage in his drunkenness...
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certain principles or elements of music and rhythm, which did not exist in Terpander's system, and thereby founded the second of the musical schools which flourished...
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(c. 100 AD) wrote of the musicians of the archaic period Olympus and Terpander, that they used only three strings to accompany their recitation; but...
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Pericleitus was a Lesbian lyric musician of the school of Terpander, flourished shortly before Hipponax, that is, a little earlier than 550 BC. At the...
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violent opponent of Pericles Telesilla (fl. 510 BC) poet, native of Argos Terpander of Antissa in Lesbos; poet and citharode who lived about the first half...
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hymns in spondaic rhythm, as in the following hymn by the Greek poet Terpander (7th century BC), which consists of 20 long syllables: Ζεῦ πάντων ἀρχά...
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J. "Nine Fragments in Search of an Author: Poetic Lines Attributed to Terpander." The Classical Journal 103, no. 3 (2008): 225-41. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30037959...
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the mythical Orpheus and Arion, and through the seventh-century BC poet Terpander. The Aeolic metrical tradition in which she composed her poetry was distinct...
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Retrieved 3 July 2021. Edmonds, J. M., ed. (1922). Lyra Graeca, Volume I: Terpander, Alcman, Sappho and Alcaeus. Loeb Classical Library (#142). London: William...
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as a master of the cithara, and traced his descent from the renowned Terpander. He lived around the time of the Persian War. He was the teacher of Phrynis...
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maddelena Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1889 Terinos taxiles Hewitson, 1862 Terinos terpander Hewitson, 1862 Terinos tethys Hewitson, 1862 Terinos romeo Schröder and...
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group of Laconian helot prisoners to recite the verses of Alcman and Terpander (national poets of Thebes), they refused on the grounds that it would...
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Homeric Hymn 26 to Dionysus 2 ff. Hyginus, Fabulae 182 Also occurs in Terpander, fr. 9 In Diodorus Siculus, 3.69, she is called daughter of Aristaeus...
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Spartan general Teleclus – King of Sparta Terence – comedic playwright Terpander – poet and musician Thais – courtesan Thales – philosopher Thallus –...
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BC Dropides The Parian Marble associates Dropides with the floruit of Terpander the Lesbian, who developed the music of the lyre. 644–639 BC Unknown 639–638...
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Arianna Stassinopoulos), liberal pundit and blogger Alypius composer Terpander poet and kitharode Rita Abatzi musician Maurice Abravanel conductor Haris...
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cape Sigri, may be those of Antissa. This place was the birthplace of Terpander, who is said to be the inventor of the seven-stringed lyre. According...
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time of the Persian Wars, who claimed a lineal descent from the renowned Terpander. Before receiving the instructions of this musician, Phrynnis had been...
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Nearly one third of the text is devoted to Alcman's work.) Lyra Graeca I: Terpander, Alcman, Sappho and Alcaeus (Loeb Classical Library) translated by J....
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sophisticated and cultivated lifestyle. Foreign poets like the Lesbian Terpander and Cretan Thaletas were welcome guests. Ivory and gold ornaments, bronze...
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Dimitris Psathas Alexandros Rhizos Rhankaves Giannis Skarimpas Alypius Terpander Rita Abatzi Maurice Abravanel Art Alexakis Louis Demetrius Alvanis Costas...
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The next largest towns are Antissa, Mesótopos, Vatoússa and Chidira. Terpander (7th century BC) poet and citharode "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...
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Terpander stood at the head of the citharoedic: and on account of his inventions in the art, Plutarch even assigns to him, rather than to Terpander,...
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Iliad, Odyssey (1967) No. 4. Poetry of Ancient Greece and Rome (Homer, Terpander,Alсaeus of Mytilene, Sappho, Anacreon, Alcman, Stesichorus, Ibycus, Corinna...
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world he has opened. ... This was a more startling revolution than when Terpander, in Greece 26 centuries ago, added two notes to the Chinese five-tone...
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and reconciled them with a song — but there is a similar story about Terpander. According to the 9th century scholar Photius, the term eight all (used...
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