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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 38,954 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Anyte of Tegea is the 2,705th most popular writer (up from 2,886th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from Greece (up from 522nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular Greek Writer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anyte of Tegea ranks 2,705 out of 5,755Before her are José de Alencar, Arnold Bennett, James Tiptree Jr., Petar Preradović, Sergio Badilla Castillo, and Albert of Aix. After her are Pascal Bruckner, Robert Burton, Alfred Andersch, Dominique Lapierre, Malwida von Meysenbug, and Viktor Astafyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290 BC, Anyte of Tegea ranks 7Before her are Zhang Liang, Sostratus of Cnidus, Menippus, Teuta, Phriapatius, and Antigonus of Carystus. After her are Titus Manlius Torquatus and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Anyte of Tegea ranks 30Before her are Hecataeus of Abdera, Publius Claudius Pulcher, Mithridates II of Pontus, Archidamus IV, Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, and Cephisodotus the Younger. After her are Eudamidas III, Olympias II of Epirus, Cleombrotus II, Lysandra, Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla, and Eudamidas I.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Anyte of Tegea ranks 501 out of 936Before her are Philitas of Cos (-400), Phrynichus (-535), Nikolaos Andriakopoulos (1878), Cephisodotus the Younger (-400), Philinna (-400), and Diocles (-240). After her are Archelaus of Sparta (-790), Eudamidas III (-300), Archidamus I (-600), Isidore of Kiev (1385), Theagenes of Megara (-700), and Charilaus (null).

Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Anyte of Tegea ranks 60Before her are Theodorus Gaza (1398), Dionysios Solomos (1798), Posidippus (-310), Praxilla (-500), Philitas of Cos (-400), and Phrynichus (-535). After her are Kostis Palamas (1859), Eumelus of Corinth (-800), Philostratus of Lemnos (200), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), Antiphanes (-388), and Hierocles of Alexandria (410).