Charixene

Charixene, or Charixena (5th-century BC), was an Ancient Greek musician, poet and composer.^[1]^[2] She was a professional fluteplayer. She was active as a poet and achieved some fame, and Eustathios lists her among Sappho and Korinna as a woman poet worthy of praise. She also wrote erotic songs, and composed tunes for wind instruments. She was respected as an artist, but as a person, many comic poets of the time referred to her as stupid and naive, and her name became an expression of stupidity.

References

^ Konstantinos Kapparis (2017). Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 397. ISBN 978-3-11-055795-4.
^ Mary Hays (1803). Female Biography: Or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries. Alphabetically Arranged. Richard Phillips. pp. 286–.

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[Kapparis2017-1] Konstantinos Kapparis (2017). Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 397. ISBN 978-3-11-055795-4.

[Hays1803-2] Mary Hays (1803). Female Biography: Or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries. Alphabetically Arranged. Richard Phillips. pp. 286–.

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