- Source: Aristomache of Erythrae
Aristomache (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστομάχη) of Erythrae was a poet of 2nd century BCE ancient Greece who competed in the Isthmian games at Corinth -- which permitted female contestants in the poetical competitions -- and twice won first prize.
Both Plutarch and Polemon of Athens report she dedicated in the treasury of Sicyon a "golden book", though what exactly is meant by this is unclear, and various scholars over the years have offered different interpretations: a golden tablet, a book with golden writing, a gilded book, etc.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Aristomache". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 307.
