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Stesichorus (c. 630–c. 556 B.C.)

Stesichorus (stē-sik’o-rus). A Greek lyric poet; born at Himera, Sicily, about 630 B.C.; died in Catania, about 556 B.C. Only fragments of his works remain; but he appears to have dealt with epic subjects, among them the sieges of Troy and Thebes, in lyrical measures. He is looked upon as the greatest of the Dorian lyrists, and is often styled “the lyric Homer.” The ancients fabled that he was stricken blind for slandering Helen, but upon retracting his calumnies regained his sight.

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