Charixene

Charixene, or Charixena (5th-century BC), was an Ancient Greek musician, poet and composer.[1][2] She was a professional fluteplayer. She was active as a poet and achieved some fame, and Eustathios lists her among Sappho and Korinna as a women poet worthy of praise. She also wrote erotic songs, and composed tunes for wind instruments. She was respected as an artist, but as a person, many comic poets of the time referred to her as stupid and naive, and her name became an expression of stupidity.

References

Konstantinos Kapparis (2017). Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 397. ISBN 978-3-11-055795-4.
Mary Hays (1803). Female Biography: Or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries. Alphabetically Arranged. Richard Phillips. pp. 286–.

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[Kapparis2017-1] Konstantinos Kapparis (2017). Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 397. ISBN 978-3-11-055795-4.

[Hays1803-2] Mary Hays (1803). Female Biography: Or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries. Alphabetically Arranged. Richard Phillips. pp. 286–.