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The Suppliants
(Tragedy, Greek, c. 469 BCE, 1,073 lines)Introduction "The Suppliants" (Gr: "Hiketides"; Lat: "Supplices") is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwr...
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The Persians
(Tragedy, Greek, 472 BCE, 1,076 lines)Introduction "The Persians" (Gr: "Persai"; Lat: "Persae") is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschy...
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Aeschylus
(Tragic Playwright, Greek, c. 525 – c. 455 BCE)Introduction Aeschylus (Aiskhylos) is often recognized as the father of tragedy, and is the first of...
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Pythian Ode 1
(Lyric Poem, Greek, 470 BCE, 100 lines)Introduction "Pythian Ode 1" is one of the better known of the many victory poems (or "epinicia") of the anc...
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Olympic Ode 1
(Lyric Poem, Greek, 476 BCE, 116 lines)Introduction "Olympian Ode 1" is one of the best known of the many victory poems of the ancient Greek lyric ...
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Pindar
(Lyric Poet, Greek, c. 522 – c. 443 BCE)Introduction Pindar was one of the most famous ancient Greek lyric poets, and perhaps the best known of the...
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Hymn to Aphrodite
(Lyric Poem, Greek, c. 570 BCE, 28 lines)Introduction “Hymn to Aphrodite” (sometimes referred to as "Ode to Aphrodite" or “Fragment 1”) is the only...
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Sappho
(Lyric Poet, Greek, c. 630 – c. 570 BCE)Introduction - Who is Sappho Sappho was the quintessential lyric poet of ancient Greece. Although the bulk ...
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Theogony
(Didactic Poem, Greek, c. 700 BCE, 1,022 lines)Introduction - What is Theogony and why is it important? The "Theogony" (Gr: "Theogonia") of the anc...
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Works and Days
(Didactic Poem, Greek, c. 700 BCE, 828 lines)Introduction "Works and Days" (Gr:"Erga kaí Hemérai"; Lat: “Opera et Dies”) is a didactic poem written...
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Hesiod
(Didactic Poet, Greek, c. 750 – c. 700 BCE)Introduction Hesiod is often paired with his near contemporary Homer as one of the earliest Greek poets ...
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Fables
(Fables, Greek, c. 550 BCE)Introduction "Aesop's Fables" (Lat: "Aesopica") refers to a collection of well-known fables credited to Aesop, a slave a...