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Stesichorus Quotes

6th-century BCE Greek lyric poet

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(/stəˈsɪkərəs/; Greek: Στησίχορος, Stēsikhoros; c. 630 – 555 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. He is best known for telling epic stories in lyric metres but he is also famous for some ancient traditions about his life, such as his opposition to the tyrant Phalaris, and the blindness he is said to have incurred and cured by composing verses first insulting and then flattering to Helen of Troy.

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Native Name: Στησίχορος

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This tale is not true: you [Helen} did not even board the well-benched ships, and you did not go to the citadel of Troy.

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