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'''Cleitagora''' or '''Clitagora''' ({{lang-el|Κλειταγόρας}}) was a [[lyric poet]] mentioned by [[Aristophanes]] in his ''[[The Wasps|Wasps]]'' and his lost play the ''[[Danaids]]'';{{sfn|Smith|1870}} a fragment of [[Cratinus]] also mentions her.{{sfn|Pomeroy|2002|p=10}} She was called a "female Homer".{{cn|June 2017}} A [[skolion|drinking song]] named "Cleitagora" is mentioned in Aristophanes' ''[[Lysistrata]]''.{{sfn|Pomeroy|2002|p=10}} Aside from these few mentions, nothing is known of either Cleitagora or the song named after her.{{sfn|Aristophanes|1971|p=293}} |
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Sarah Pomeroy argues that Cleitagora was probably Spartan, as a scholiast on ''Lysistrata'' claims. As Spartan women, unlike other Greek women, drank wine in their daily life rather than only at religious festivals, it makes sense to name a drinking song after a Spartan woman. If Cleitagora was Spartan, this would explain why the song "Cleitagora" was said to be more appropriate to sing than "Telamon" when the Spartan women are visiting in ''Lysistrata''.{{sfn|Pomeroy|2002|p=10}} However, the scholiast on the ''Wasps'' says that Cleitagora was [[Thessaly|Thessalian]],{{sfn|Aristophanes|1971|p=293}} and [[Hesychius of Alexandria|Hesychius]] says that she was from [[Lesbos]].{{sfn|Pomeroy|2002|p=10}} |
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'''Cleitagora''' or '''Clitagora''' ({{lang-el|Κλειταγόρας}}) was a [[Sparta]]n [[lyric poet]] mentioned by [[Aristophanes]] in his ''[[The Wasps|Wasps]]'' and his lost play the ''[[Danaids]]''. She is also sometimes represented as a [[Thessaly|Thessalian]] and a [[Lesbos|Lesbian]]. She was called a "female Homer". |
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* [[Megalostrata (poet)|Megalostrata]] |
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Revision as of 17:17, 2 June 2017
Cleitagora or Clitagora (Greek: Κλειταγόρας) was a lyric poet mentioned by Aristophanes in his Wasps and his lost play the Danaids;[1] a fragment of Cratinus also mentions her.[2] She was called a "female Homer".[citation needed] A drinking song named "Cleitagora" is mentioned in Aristophanes' Lysistrata.[2] Aside from these few mentions, nothing is known of either Cleitagora or the song named after her.[3]
Sarah Pomeroy argues that Cleitagora was probably Spartan, as a scholiast on Lysistrata claims. As Spartan women, unlike other Greek women, drank wine in their daily life rather than only at religious festivals, it makes sense to name a drinking song after a Spartan woman. If Cleitagora was Spartan, this would explain why the song "Cleitagora" was said to be more appropriate to sing than "Telamon" when the Spartan women are visiting in Lysistrata.[2] However, the scholiast on the Wasps says that Cleitagora was Thessalian,[3] and Hesychius says that she was from Lesbos.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Smith 1870.
- ^ a b c d Pomeroy 2002, p. 10.
- ^ a b Aristophanes 1971, p. 293.
Works cited
- Aristophanes (1971). MacDowell, Douglas (ed.). Wasps. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Pomeroy, Sarah B. (2002). Spartan Women. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513066-9.
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Smith, Philip (1870). "Cleitagora". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 784.
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