The Resume

(circa 522 BC-circa 443 BC)
Born in Cynoscephalae (Thebes), Greece
Famous for his lyric poetry including victory odes, hymns, songs of thanksgiving, preludes and laments

Why he might be annoying:

He wrote many swoony poems about jocks.
He called his teacher Corinna a sow when she beat him in a poetry contest.
Ezra Pound dismissed him as ‘the prize wind-bag of all ages.’
He sided with Persia during the Greco-Persian wars.
At eighty he had an affair with a young boy.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the most admired of the ancient Greek lyric poets.
When he was a child, bees built a honeycomb on his mouth as he slept.
His twin brother was a well-known athlete.
He was fined by his hometown when he wrote a poem praising Athens.
Alexander the Great spared his house when he sacked Thebes.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alleged Kid Lovers
• Ancient Poets
• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Greece
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 4]
• I am Greek
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Poets
• Profiles 25751-26000 (Ranked: 25859)
• Twins

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 843 Votes: 72.84% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 62 Votes: 70.97% Annoying