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Anyte of Tegea

290 BC - 300 BC

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Anyte of Tegea (Ancient Greek: Ἀνύτη; fl. c. 300 BC) was a Hellenistic poet from Tegea in Arcadia. Little is known of her life, but twenty-four epigrams attributed to her are preserved in the Greek Anthology, and one is quoted by Julius Pollux; nineteen of these are generally accepted as authentic. She introduced rural themes to the genre, which became a standard theme in Hellenistic epigrams. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anyte of Tegea has received more than 39,856 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Anyte of Tegea is the 3,042nd most popular writer (down from 2,695th in 2019), the 540th most popular biography from Greece (down from 501st in 2019) and the 64th most popular Greek Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The epigrams
Greek Epigrams
1979
The poems of Anyte of Tegea
1915
Medallions in clay
Parodies, imitations, Translations into English, Greek poetry
1921
Anyte
Translations into English, Translations from Greek, English poetry
1979
The poems of Anyte of Tegea
1915
The epigrams
Greek Epigrams
1979
Anyte
Translations into English, Translations from Greek, English poetry
1979
Medallions in clay
Parodies, imitations, Translations into English, Greek poetry
1921
Anyte
1979

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anyte of Tegea ranks 3,042 out of 7,302. Before her are Lars Saabye Christensen, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Heo Nanseolheon, Sergey Solovyov, Francisco Balagtas, and Vydūnas. After her are Dmitry Pisarev, Theodor Kallifatides, Charles Blanc, Yury Vlasov, Hamnet Shakespeare, and Jens Fink-Jensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290 BC, Anyte of Tegea ranks 8. Before her are Menippus, Sostratus of Cnidus, Teuta, Phriapatius, Antigonus of Carystus, and Titus Manlius Torquatus. After her is Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Anyte of Tegea ranks 33. Before her are Cleitarchus, Lysandra, Hermippus of Smyrna, Archidamus IV, Xanthippus of Carthage, and Cephisodotus the Younger. After her are Eudamidas III, Cleombrotus II, Publius Claudius Pulcher, Publius Valerius Laevinus, Cineas, and Rhianus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Anyte of Tegea ranks 540 out of 1,024. Before her are Jason of Pherae (-500), Ioannis Rallis (1878), Theagenes of Megara (-700), Lastheneia of Mantinea (-350), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), and Laomedon of Mytilene (-400). After her are Theodor Kallifatides (1938), Antigone of Epirus (-350), Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Krste Misirkov (1874), Louis Dumont (1911), and Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Anyte of Tegea ranks 64. Before her are Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Praxilla (-500), Philitas of Cos (-400), Kostis Palamas (1859), Antiphanes (-388), and Acusilaus (-600). After her are Theodor Kallifatides (1938), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), Rhianus (-275), Alberto Savinio (1891), Solomon Alkabetz (1505), and Onomacritus (-530).

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