Pamphos

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() is an

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poet, allegedly a contemporary of

Linus of Thrace In Greek mythology, Linus (Ancient Greek: Λῖνος ''Linos'' "flax") was a reputed musician and master of eloquent speech. He was regarded as the first leader of lyric song. Family Linus's parentage was variously given in ancient sources a ...

, inventor of the ialémos. Two purported short fragments of his poems survive.

History

poet with sad and melancholy verses, asserted by Pausanias to be the Athenians' oldest hymn-poet,Macmillan and Compan
''A History of Classical Greek Literature: pt. 1. The poets [epic and lyric] with an appendix on Homer by Prof. Sayce-V. I, pt, II. The dramatic poets-V. 2, pt.1. The prose writers, from Herodotus to Plato.-V. 2, pt. II. The prose writers, from Isocrates to Aristotle'' p.14 quotation: and first to sing an Ialemus, iaemos
on the tomb of Linus. Previous to Homer, he had written a poem about Eros, about the Charites, without mentioning their number or their names, and Zeus after Philostratus and several hymns, including one to Demeter; he was one of the first to sing the kidnapping of

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Persephone ( ; , classical pronunciation: ), also called Kore ( ; ) or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the Greek underworld, underworld afte ...

, in which he speaks of her playing among narcissus flowers (many years before the legendary Narcissus), and describes the journeys of

Demeter In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Demeter (; Attic Greek, Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric Greek, Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over cro ...

that followed.

References

Pausanias, Description of Greece Books I (21), VII (31, 7) and IX (29–31) Papyrus Larousse Brittanika t.48os, article 48 {{authority control Legendary Greek poets Ancient Athenians