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Cleobulina[lower-alpha 1] (Κλεοβουλίνη, 6th century BC) or Eumetis was an ancient Greek poet. She was known for writing riddles, and three riddles attributed to her survive.[1]

According to Athenaeus and Diogenes Laërtius, Cleobulina came from Lindos on the Greek island of Rhodes.[1] She was the daughter of Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece.[2] Plutarch says that as a young girl she was a companion of the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales of Miletus, though according to Diogenes Laërtius she was his mother. If either association is accurate, she must have been active at the beginning of the 6th century BC.[1]

Only three riddles attributed to Cleobulina survive. One was clearly well known in antiquity, quoted twice by Aristotle, as well as by Plutarch, Demetrius of Phalerum, and Athenaeus; one survives in quotation by an anonymous philosopher; and the third survives in Plutarch's Moralia. In antiquity, a larger corpus of riddles were probably attributed to Cleobulina, as Athenaeus mentions a treatise on them by the otherwise unknown Diotimus of Olympene.[1]

Two ancient comedies named for Cleobulina are known, though neither survive. The earlier one was written by Cratinus, a writer of Old Comedy; it may have been produced between 451 and 450 BC, as Eusebius says that Cleobulina was especially renowned in that year. The other was by Alexis.[1]

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References

Further reading

• Leon, Vicki. "Cleobulina," in Uppity Women of Ancient Greece. (San Luis Obispo: Tabula Rasa Press, 1989). ISBN 1-57324-010-9
• Fabbro, Elena. "La zampa cornuta dell'asino morto. Il più enigmatico enigma di Cleobulina (fr. 3 West²)", in C. Griggio - F. Vendruscolo (edd.), Suave mari magno.. Studi offerti dai colleghi udinesi a Ernesto Berti. pp. 55–76 (Udine: Forum) ISBN 978-88-8420-486-8

External links

• Riddles of Cleobulina with original text
• Alternate translation with commentary of the Three Riddles
• Project Continua: Biography of Cleobulina Project Continua is a web-based multimedia resource dedicated to the creation and preservation of women's intellectual history from the earliest surviving evidence into the 21st Century.

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- [en] Cleobulina

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[es] Cleobulina

Cleobulina (Κλεοβουλίνη) o Eumetis (fl. ca. 550 a. C. en Rodas) fue una de las hijas de Cleóbulo de Lindos, uno de los siete sabios de Grecia, que consideraba que las mujeres debían tener también acceso a la educación, y tal hizo con Eumetis. Escribió poesía en hexámetros, y fue experta en escribir acertijos[1] o enigmas.[2]

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[fr] Cléobuline

Cléobuline, ou Cléobulina (grec ancien Κλεοβουλίνη), est une poétesse grecque, née à Lindos, dans l'île de Rhodes, et qui vécut probablement autour de 550 av. J.-C.[1].

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[ru] Клеобулина

Клеобулина (др.-греч. Κλεοβουλίνη,VI до н. э., Родос) — древнегреческая поэтесса и философ, дочь одного из «семи греческих мудрецов» Клеобула[1][2][3].

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