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(Tragedy, Greek, c. 469 BCE, 1,073 lines) Introduction "The Suppliants" (Gr: "Hiketides" ; Lat: "Supplices" ) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek pla...
(Tragedy, Greek, 472 BCE, 1,076 lines) Introduction "The Persians" (Gr: "Persai" ; Lat: "Persae" ) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aes...
(Tragic Playwright, Greek, c. 525 – c. 455 BCE) Introduction Aeschylus ( Aiskhylos ) is often recognized as the father of tragedy , and is the firs...
(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 an...
(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...
(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 th...
(Lyric Poem, Greek, c. 570 BCE, 28 lines) Introduction “Hymn to Aphrodite” (sometimes referred to as " Ode to Aphrodite " or “Fragment 1” ) is the ...
(Lyric Poet, Greek, c. 630 – c. 570 BCE) Introduction - Who is Sappho Sappho was the quintessential lyric poet of ancient Greece. Although the bulk...
(Didactic Poem, Greek, c. 700 BCE, 1,022 lines) Introduction - What is Theogony and why is it important? The "Theogony" (Gr: " Theogonia" ) of the ...
(Didactic Poem, Greek, c. 700 BCE, 828 lines) Introduction " Works and Days " (Gr:" Erga kaí Hemérai " ; Lat: “ Opera et Dies ” ) is a didactic poe...
(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...
(Fables, Greek, c. 550 BCE) Introduction "Aesop's Fables" (Lat: "Aesopica" ) refers to a collection of well-known fables credited to Aesop , a slav...