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Myrtis (Ancient Greek: Μύρτις; fl. 6th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet from Anthedon, a town in Boeotia. She was said to have taught the poets Pindar and Corinna. The only surviving record of her poetry is a paraphrase by Plutarch, discussing a local Boeotian legend. In antiquity she was included by Antipater of Thessalonica in his ...
Myrtis is the name given by archaeologists to an 11-year-old girl from ancient Athens, whose remains were discovered in 1994–95 in a mass grave during work to build the metro station at Kerameikos, Greece. [1]
Jun 11, 2020 · Myrtis is believed to have died in the Plague of Athens in 430-427 BC after experts were able to isolate genes of the disease that caused the deadly typhoid fever from her teeth.
Apr 29, 2015 · The young girl known as Myrtis was given a new lease of life by scientists after 2,500 years. She had died of typhoid fever in a plague that also led to the death of Pericles and a third of all Athenians.
The conference “5 years with Myrtis” is held under the auspices of the University of Athens, the Ministry of Research and Innovation, the UN and the Norwegian Embassy in Athens. The 11-year-old girl lived in Athens nearly 2,500 year ago.
Oct 1, 2010 · Myrtis, 11-year-old Athenian girl. The National Archaeology Museum in Athens, Greece, opened an exhibition entitled Myrtis: Face to Face With the Past, on view until November 30 of this year. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a reconstructed face of an eleven-year-old girl.
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Myrtis (Ancient Greek: Μύρτις; fl. 6th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet from Anthedon, a town in Boeotia. She was said to have taught the poets Pindar and Corinna. The only surviving record of her poetry is a paraphrase by Plutarch, discussing a local Boeotian legend. Read more on Wikipedia.
