Antigenidas of Thebes

Antigenidas of Thebes (fl. 4th century BC), the musician, son of Satyrus or Dionysius, was a celebrated Greek aulos-player, and also a poet. He lived in the time of Alexander the Great. His two daughters, Melo and Satyra, who followed the profession of their father, are mentioned in an epigram of the Greek Anthology.[1] Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian musician of the 20th century, composed an honorary Sinfonia per Antigenida [it] in 1962.

References

  1. ^ Greek Anthology v. 206
  • Suidas and Harpocrat. s. v.; Plut. de Alex. fort. p. 355, a., de Music, p. 1138, a.; Cic. Brut. 50 ; Bode, Gescli. d. lyrisch. Diclitkunst d. Hellenen^ ii. p. 3*21, &c.
  • Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel ISBN 978-1-4051-1210-9

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Antigenidas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


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