A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Ἀριγνώτη), of Samos, a female Pythagorean philosopher, is sometimes described as a daughter, at other times merely as a disciple of Pythagoras and Theano. She wrote epigrams and several works upon the worship and mysteries of Dionysus. (Suidas, s. v. Ἀριγνώτη, Θεανὼ, Πυθαγ.; Clem. Alex. Strom. iv. p. 522d., Paris, 1629 ; Harpocrat. s. v. Εὐοῖ.)