Praxilla

“Sillier than Praxilla’s Adonis.”

“Praxilla was portrayed in bronze by Lysippus, although she spoke nonsense in her poetry.”

“Praxilla of Sicyon, too, was admired for the drinking-songs she wrote.”

“Second year of the 82nd Olympiad (451 BC), flourished Crates the comedy-writer, Telesilla, Praxilla, and Cleobulina.”

“Ὑπὸ παντὶ λίθῳ σκορπίον, ὦ ἑταῖρε, φυλάσσεο.”

“Ὦ διὰ τᾶς θυρίδος καλὸν ἐμβλέποισα,παρθένε τὰν κεφαλὰν, τὰ δ᾿ ἔνερθε νύμφα.”

“Κάλλιστον μὲν ἐγὼ λείπω φάος ἠελίοιο,δεύτερον ἄστρα φαεινὰ σεληναίης τε πρόσωπονἠδὲ καὶ ὡραίους σικύους καὶ μῆλα καὶ ὄγχνας·”