The Distaff Directory References Discover 9 Mind-Altering Plants When Was the Periodic Table Invented? Holi: Festival of Colors Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty? Causes of the Great Depression Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69 A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps Contents The Distaff poem by Erinna Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question Learn about this topic in these articles:discussed in biography In Erinna…known in antiquity for “The Distaff,” a hexameter poem of lament for a friend, written in the local Dorian dialect. Surviving fragments of her work include three epigrams. She is said to have died at the age of 19.Read More