hˌævɪŋ fˈeɪld ɪn ɐ bˈɪd fɔːɹ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl spˈɑːnsɚʃˌɪp æt sˈaɪm, hiː mˈuːvd tə fəkˈiə, wˌɛɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ skˈuːltiːtʃɚ, ðɪstˈoːɹaɪdz, ˈɔfɚd hˌɪm fˈuːd ænd lˈɑːdʒɪŋ ɪn ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ fɚðə ɹˈaɪt tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd hɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi ɪn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ.
Having failed in a bid for municipal sponsorship at Cyme, he moved to Phocaea, where another schoolteacher, Thestorides, offered him food and lodging in exchange for the right to record his poetry in writing.