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Mesomedes of Crete was a Greek lyric poet and composer of the early 2nd century. He was a freedman of the Emperor Hadrian, on whose favorite Antinous he is said to have written a panegyric, specifically called a Citharoedic Hymn (Suidas). Two epigrams by him in the Greek Anthology (Anthol. pal. xiv. 63, xvi. 323) are extant, and a hymn to Nemesis that begins "Nemesis, winged balancer of life, dark-faced goddess, daughter of Justice" . The hymn is one of four which preserve the ancient musical notation written over the text. Two other hymns, one to the muse Calliope and one… read more
Mesomedes of Crete was a Greek lyric poet and composer of the early 2nd century. He was a freedman of the Emperor Hadrian, on whose favorite Antinous he is said to have written a panegyric,… read more
Mesomedes of Crete was a Greek lyric poet and composer of the early 2nd century. He was a freedman of the Emperor Hadrian, on whose favorite Antinous he is said to have written a panegyric, specifically called a Citharoedic Hymn (Suida… read more
