Praxilla
Flourished circa 450 B.C.E., Sicyon, ancient Greece
Praxilla was a Greek lyric poet who lived in the city of Sicyon in the fifth century B.C.E. She was famous for the composition of scolia—short poems typically sung after dinner—with erotic overtones, featuring gods, goddesses, and mythological heroes.
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