Arion
7th century BC –6th century BC
Poet, Writer, Dithyrambic poet, Citharode, Musician
- Born in
- Methymna
- Passed away in
- Ancient Corinth
Arion (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρίων) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Although notable for his musical inventions, Arion is chiefly remembered for the fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins, a folktale motif.
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