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Hipponax
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thumb|200px|Hipponax from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553) Hipponax (; ; gen. Ἱππώνακτος; ), of Ephesus and later Clazomenae, was an Ancient Greek iambic poet who composed verses depicting the vulgar side of life in Ionian society. He was celebrated by ancient authors for his malicious wit, especially for his attacks on some contemporary sculptors, Bupalus and Athenis. Hipponax was reputed to be physically deformed, which might have been inspired by the nature of his poetry.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Ephesus
- Place of death
- Klazomenai
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Genre
- iambic poetry
- Image
- Hipponax of Ephesus.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- date of death
- 0600-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- end of work period
- 0537-00-00
- start of work period
- 0540-00-00
- significant place
- Ephesus
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Life
- Work
- Influence
- Transmission and reception
- Some Hipponactean sayings
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|200px|Hipponax from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553) Hipponax (; ; gen. Ἱππώνακτος; ), of Ephesus and later Clazomenae, was an Ancient Greek iambic poet who composed verses depicting the vulgar side of life in Ionian society. He was celebrated by ancient authors for his malicious wit, especially for his attacks on some contemporary sculptors, Bupalus and Athenis. Hipponax was reputed to be physically deformed, which might have been inspired by the nature of his poetry.
==Life== Ancient authorities record the barest details about his life (sometimes contradicting each other) and his extant poetry is too fragmentary to support autobiographical interpretation (a hazardous exercise even at the best of times).
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