Aristomache of Erythrae

Aristomache (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστομάχη) of Erythrae was a poet of 2nd century BCE ancient Greece who competed in the Isthmian games at Corinth -- which permitted female contestants in the poetical competitions -- and twice won first prize.[1][2]

Both Plutarch and Polemon of Athens report she dedicated in the treasury of Sicyon a "golden book", though what exactly is meant by this is unclear, and various scholars over the years have offered different interpretations: a golden tablet, a book with golden writing, a gilded book, etc.[3][4][5][6]

Notes
  1. Martin, Richard P. (2015). "Festivals, Symposia, and the Performance of Greek Poetry". In Murray, Penelope; Destrée, Pierre (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics. Wiley. p. 24. ISBN 9781444337648. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  2. Barnes, Nathan John (2014). "Educated Women in the Ancient World". Reading 1 Corinthians with Philosophically Educated Women. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 58. ISBN 9781725247987. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. Plutarch, Symp. 5.2.10
  4. Cameron, Alan (2004). "Historiae and Source References". Greek mythography in the Roman world. Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780195171211. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. Slater, William (2007). "Deconstructing Festivals". In Wilson, Peter (ed.). The Greek Theatre and Festivals: Documentary Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780199277476. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  6. Pausanias (2003). Elsner, Jas; Cherry, John F.; Alcock, Susan E. (eds.). Pausanias: Travel and Memory in Roman Greece. Oxford University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780195346831. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Aristomache". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 307.

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