Korinna Quotes

“I Korinna am here to sing the courage
of heroes and heroines in old myths.
To daughters of Tanagra in white robes,
I sing. And all the city is delighted
with the clean water of my plaintive voice.”
― Korinna

“Will you sleep forever? There was a time,
Korinna, when you were not a loafer.”
― Korinna

“Although I was her pupil,

Even I reproach Myrtis
of the crystalline voice.

She was a mere woman poet,
yet she challenged Pindar.”
― Korinna

“When he sailed into the harbor
his ship became a snorting horse.
Hermes ravished the white city
while the wind like a nightingale
sang with his whirling battle axe.”
― Korinna

“Kithairon sang of cunning Kronos
and sacred Rhea who stole her son Zeus,
mighty among immortals.

Then the Muses asked the gods to put
their ballot stones in the urn of gold.
All stood up and Kithairon won

the greater part. Hermes shouted loud,
at once proclaiming sweet victory.
The gods adorned his brow with flowers,

and Kithairon rejoiced. But Helikon
was stunned with bitter rage, and tore
a massive boulder from the mountain.

Insanely he shouted and lobbed the rock
down on thousands of mortals below.”
― Korinna