Corinna
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Corinna or Korinna was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia. Although ancient sources portray her as a contemporary of Pindar, not all modern scholars accept the accuracy of this tradit
Corinna of Tanagra, c. 1893, by Frederic Leighton
According to ancient tradition, Corinna was a pupil of Myrtis of Anthedon, with whom she sits in this painting by Ernst Stückelberg.
Corinna: The Lyric Muse, c. 1855, by William Brodie
Ancient marble sculpture of Corinna, possibly a copy of Silanion's bronze mentioned by Tatian
Boeotia
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Boeotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes.
Mount Helicon
Ruins of the Cadmeia, the central fortress of ancient Thebes
Boeotian cup from Thebes painted with birds, 560–540 BC (Louvre)
Hosios Loukas