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Alcman (also Alkman, Greek ) (7th century BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrinian canon of the nine lyric poets. The name of Alc...
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Alcman's choral poem found at Saqqara1 in 1855 will be one of the poems considered. I quote from Oswyn Murray's book Early Greece 2 regarding Alcman: ... ; In regard to Alcman's origins in Asia Minor, an observation has been made in Greek Lyric II 3, no. 39:
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The pope ALcman, writing on Sparta ... On the right of this plot is a monument to Alcman whose poems were not made the less sweet because he used the tongue of Sparta, a dialect not too euphonious. The temples of Helen and Herakles lie, the one near the tomb of Alcman, the other close to the wall.
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LYRA GRAECA I ALCMAN, TRANS, BY J. M. EDMONDS ... Suidas Lexicon : Alcman :– A Laconian of Messoa, wrongly called by Crates a Lydian of Sardis. A lyric poet, the son of Damas or, according to some authorities, of Titarus. He flourished in the 37th Olympiad (B.C. 631-625), when Ardys father of Alyattes was king of Lydia.
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Not much has survived by Alcman, but the oldest hymn in the western world is attributed to him. It is sung by a choir of ten girls, divided in two. The choir tells the story of various criminals and their punishments in the myths, and they race and joke with the rival choir.
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POEMS BY ALCMAN ... BROWSE THE POETRY ARCHIVE:
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; The name of Alcman's mother is not known but his father may have been named either Damas or Titarus. ... Alcman's nationality was a matter of dispute even in ancient days. Unfortunately, the vitae of the ancient authors were often deduced from biographic readings of their poetry and the details are often untrustworthy.
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BIOGRAPHY Family The name of Alcmans mother is not known but his father may have been named either Damas or Titarus.Suda, s.v. .OriginAlcmans nationality was a matter of dispute even in ancient days. ... Alcman's nationality was a matter of dispute even in ancient days. Unfortunately, the vitae of the ancient authors...
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Alcman (Greek Ἀλκμάν, also Alkman) (7th century BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrinian canon of the nine lyric poets. ... Alcman's nationality was a matter of dispute even in ancient days. Unfortunately, the vitae of the ancient authors were...
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