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Ibycus ( / ˈɪbɪkəs /; Greek: Ἴβυκος; fl. 2nd half of 6th century BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, a citizen of Rhegium in Magna Graecia, probably active at Samos during the reign of the tyrant Polycrates [1] and numbered by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria in the canonical list of nine lyric poets.
Ibycus was a Greek lyric poet who became increasingly popular in the 6th century BC. He is among the nine lyric poets that were listed in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC by Hellenistic Alexandria scholars.
Dec 19, 2012 · This commentary includes an introduction to Ibycus’ life and poetry, covering the internal and external evidence for his life and the content, imagery and metre of his poetry.
- Claire Louise Wilkinson
- December 19, 2012
- 2012
Ibycus (flourished 6th century bc, Rhegium [now Reggio, Italy]) was a Greek lyric poet, one of the nine lyric poets in the official list, or canon, drawn up by the scholars of Alexandria in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc, who edited his work in seven books, or papyrus rolls.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Poets such as Ibycus and Anacreon cast erotic bodies adorned with flowers—whether those of girls or boys—as the objects of the evaluative gaze of the speaker, which, in the absence of indications to the contrary, we would understand to be a male persona adopted by the male poet.
In a handful of lines Ibycus skillfully shifts his audience from the pastoral lull of a vine-shaded orchard to the twisting, relentless grip of desire. Capturing the rapid shift between the two is the most crucial part of my transla-tion. Structure-wise, Ibycus does the work for me.
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Published online: 07 March 2016. Extract. 6th-cent. bce lyric poet, native of *Rhegium in southern Italy. His date is controversial. The Suda states that he went to *Samos in Ol. 54 (564–560 bce), while *Eusebius gives his floruit as Ol. 60 (540–536), which would link his stay in Samos to *Polycrates (1)'s reign. Little is known of his life.
