person
Thamyras
Thracian singer who challenged the Muses and was blinded and silenced by them.
Reading notes
- The Loves §3.7 Thamyras
Thracian singer blinded and silenced by the Muses for challenging them — a painted picture is useless to him.
- The Art of Love §3.20 Thamyras
The Thracian bard who challenged the Muses and was struck blind; a type of supreme singer.
- Ibis §8 Thamyras
Thamyras (Thamyris), the bard blinded by the Muses for challenging them; a type of the punished poet.