Ibycus

Ibycus in Wikipedia

Ibycus (Ancient Greek: Ἴβυκος) (6th century BC), was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. He was included in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria. The extant fragments of his work contain the earliest-known example of the triadic choral lyric and epinician poetry.[citation needed] Life Ibycus was born in Rhegium...

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Ibycus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

（Ἴβυκος). A Greek lyric and erotic poet of Rhegium in Lower Italy, who flourished about B.C. 530. Like Anacreon, he led a roving life, and spent much of his time at the court of Polycrates of Samos. According to his epitaph, he died in his native town; but according to the legend made familiar by Schiller's poem, he was slain on a journey to Corint...

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