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| | Bulfinch's Mythology, The Age of Fable - Chapter 25: Poets: Arion, Ibycus, Simonides, Sappho. (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In their present form, the first two are translated from the German, Arion from Schlegel, and Ibycus from Schiller. |
 | | Arion was a famous musician, and dwelt at the court of Periander, king of Corinth, with whom he was a great favourite. |
 | | In order to understand the story of Ibycus which follows it is necessary to remember, first, that the theatres of the ancients were immense fabrics capable of containing from ten to thirty thousand spectators, and as they were used only on festal occasions, and admission was free to all, they were usually filled. |
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