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1. Stesichorus
   (c. 630-c. 550 BC) Greek choral poet. He lived and wrote mostly in Sicily. His lyrical narratives, incorporating direct speech, had a profound influence on later Greek tragedy, but his work...
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2. Stesichorus
   Greek poet known for his distinctive choral lyric verse on epic themes. His name was originally Teisias, according to the Byzantine lexicon Suda ... [4 related articles]
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3. Stesichorus
   Stesichorus (stēsik'urus) , fl. c.600 B.C., Greek lyric poet. He lived at Himera and seems to have been originally named Tisias or Teisias. Legend says he invented the choral “heroic hymn” and added the epode to the Greek strophe and antistrophe, thenceforth much used (e.g., by...
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4. Stesichorus
   and Geryon, here depicted in a fragment from the temple of Zeus, Olympia. His poetry also survives only as fragments. `Stesichorus` (Στησίχορος-->, circa 640 – 555 BC) was the first great poet of the Greek West. He is best known for telling epic stories in lyr...
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