Likymnios of Chios explained

Likymnios of Chios (Λικύμνιος, Latin: Licymnius) was an ancient Greek dithyrambic poet from Chios, probably born in the fourth century BCE although this is not certain.^[1]

Aristotle mentions him in his "Rhetoric", saying that Likymnios' works were as good^[2] in written form as spoken or better.^[3] He is also mentioned by Chaeremon of Alexandria. One of his poems, a prayer for health, was preserved by Sextus Empiricus, although the attribution is uncertain and it might be by another poet. Partii says that he wrote a poem about the conquest of Sardis and Eustathius of Epiphania mentions him in a poem as Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λικύμνιον Βουπραδιέα ἀοιδόν.

References

• Book: The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Hornblower. Simon. Spawforth. Antony. Eidinow. Esther. 2012-03-29. OUP Oxford. 9780199545568. 836. en.
• Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

Notes and References

1. The Oxford Classical Dictionary, s.v. Licymnius, p. 836; Smith, s.v. Licy'mnius.
2. Book: Dithyramb in Context. Kowalzig. Barbara. Wilson. Peter. 2013-06-27. OUP Oxford. 9780199574681. en.
3. The Oxford Classical Dictionary, s.v. Licymnius, p. 836.