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Korinna
A study guide for Korinna's poetry from an English course on Women and Literature at Goucher.
[ Locate site] http://faculty.goucher.edu/eng222/korinna.htm


 
 
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Korinna (Corinna)
Biographical information on the fifth century Boeotian poet who repeatedly defeated Pindar in poetry competitions.
[ Locate site] http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/glossary/bl_korinna.htm


 
 
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Anyte of Tegea (fl. c.300 BCE)
Biographical information on Anyte, her poems and a bibliography.
[ Locate site] http://home.infi.net/~ddisse/anyte.html


 
 
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Anyte and the Muses - Hellenistic Epigram
The contributions made to the genre of poetry by Anyte of Tegea. Anyte was one of nine so-called earthly muses.
[ Locate site] http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa021301b.htm


 
 
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Demosthenes
Brief biography of the Greek orator Demosthenes, including his dramatic suicide.
[ Locate site] http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bldemosthenes.htm


 
 
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Aspasia of Miletus
Information on the mistress of Pericles and teacher of Socrates, based on Madeleine Henry's "Prisoner of History."
[ Locate site] http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa032498.htm


 
 
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Review - Hypatia of Alexandria
Review of Maria Dzielska's biography of the female philosopher Hypatia.
[ Locate site] http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa071800a.htm


 
 
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Democritus of Abdera
Article on the atomist philosopher Democritus, including quotes and what little we know about his life.
[ Locate site] http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Democritus.html


 
 
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Praxiteles
Article on Praxiteles' sculpture and his place in the history of Greek art.
[ Locate site] http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestCiv/Praxiteles.html


 
 
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Women in Medicine - Agnodice
Article on the legendary Athenian woman who disguised herself as a man to study medicine.
[ Locate site] http://hsc.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/text.htm


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