Myro of Rhodes

Myro of Rhodes (Μυρώ ἡ Ῥοδία) was a philosopher mentioned in the Suda. Her dates are uncertain, but she was probably Hellenistic at the earliest.[1]

She was known in the ancient world for her commonplace book which collects women's sayings. It has not survived.[1]

The full text of her Suda entry:

Μυρώ, Ῥοδία, φιλόσοφος. χρείας γυναικῶν βασιλίδων καὶ μύθους.
A Rhodian woman, a philosopher. [Wrote] sayings of women who were queens, and stories.[2]

Notes
  1. Richard Hawley, "Ancient Collections of Women's Sayings: Form and Function", Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies 50:161-69 (2007) JSTOR 43646698, p. 163
  2. Suda, Adler number Mu 1465
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