Around her the sea trembles, looking upon her polished image. — Anyte (image via National Hellenic Museum) Anyte made her living line by line. As a poetess in 3rd century Greece, she joined a group of writers called on to inscribe epitpahs and epigrams for special occasions. Anything from battle celebrations to democratic victories: they'd be on hand to sum up the event in a few well-worded sentences.
A Woman to Know: Anyte of Tegea
A Woman to Know: Anyte of Tegea
A Woman to Know: Anyte of Tegea
Around her the sea trembles, looking upon her polished image. — Anyte (image via National Hellenic Museum) Anyte made her living line by line. As a poetess in 3rd century Greece, she joined a group of writers called on to inscribe epitpahs and epigrams for special occasions. Anything from battle celebrations to democratic victories: they'd be on hand to sum up the event in a few well-worded sentences.