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List of ancient Greek playwrights

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This is a list of notable playwrights from Greek antiquity. See also Literature; Drama; List of playwrights by nationality and date of birth; Lists of authors.

Tragedies Thespis (c. 6th century BC): Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BC): The Persians (472 BC) Seven Against Thebes (467 BC) The Suppliants (463 BC) The Oresteia (458 BC, a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.) Prometheus Bound (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute) Phrynichus (~511 BC): The Fall of Miletus (c. 511 BC) Phoenissae (c. 476 BC) Danaides Actaeon Huzaifus Alcestis Tantalus Achaeus of Eretria (484-c. 405 BC) Adrastus Linus Cycnus Eumenides Philoctetes Pirithous Theseus Œdipus Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BC) Agathon (c. 448–400 BC) Aerope Alcmeon Anthos or Antheus ("The Flower") Mysoi ("Mysians") Telephos ("Telephus") Thyestes Aphareus (4th century BC) Asklepios** Akhilleus** Tantalos** Sophocles (c. 495–406 BC): Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle: Antigone (c. 442 BC) Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BC) Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC, posthumous) Ajax (unknown, presumed earlier in career) The Trachiniae (unknown) Electra (unknown, presumed later in career) Philoctetes (409 BC) Euripides (c. 480–406 BC): Alcestis (438 BC) Medea (431 BC) The Heracleidae (Herakles Children) (c. 429 BC) Hippolytus (428 BC) Electra (c. 420 BC) Sisyphos (415 BC) Andromache (428–24 BC) The Suppliants (422 BC) Hecuba (424 BC) Herakles (421–416 BC) The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BC) Ion (414–412 BC) Iphigenia in Tauris (414–412 BC) Helen (412 BC) The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae) (411–409 BC) Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis) (410 BC) Orestes (408 BC) The Cyclops (c. 408 BC) The Bacchae (405 BC, posthumous) Rhesus (unknown) Euphorion (5th century BC); possibly the author of Prometheus Bound, which is often attributed to his father Aeschylus Phaesus (411–321 BC) Philocles (c.5th century BC) Ezekiel the Tragedian (3rd century BC) Exagōgē

Comedies Susarion of Megara (~580 BC) Epicharmus of Kos (~540–450 BC) Phormis, late 6th century BC Dinolochus, 487 BC Euetes 485 BC Euxenides 485 BC Mylus 485 BC Chionides 487 BC Magnes 472 BC Cratinus (~520–420 BC) Crates c. 450 BC Ecphantides Pisander Epilycus Callias Schoenion Hermippus 435 BC Myrtilus Lysimachus Hegemon of Thasos, 413 BC Sophron Phrynichus Lycis, before 405 BC Lucrideus (c. 206 BC) Leucon Lysippus Eupolis (~446–411 BC) Aristophanes (c. 446–388 BC), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy: The Acharnians (425 BC) The Knights (424 BC) The Clouds (423 BC) The Wasps (422 BC) Peace (421 BC) The Birds (414 BC) Lysistrata (411 BC) Thesmophoriazusae (c. 411 BC) The Frogs (405 BC) Assemblywomen (c. 392 BC) Plutus (388 BC) Pherecrates 420 BC Diocles of Phlius Sannyrion Philyllius, 394 BC Hipparchus Archippus Polyzelus Philonides Eunicus 5th century BC Telecleides 5th century BC Euphonius 458 BC Phrynichus (~429 BC) Cantharus 422 BC Ameipsias (c. 420 BC) Strattis (~412–390 BC) Cephisodorus 402 BC Plato (comic poet) late 5th century BC Theopompus c. 410 – c.380 BC Nicophon 5th century BC Nicochares (d.~345 BC) Eubulus early 4th century BC Araros, son of Aristophanes 388, 375 Antiphanes (~408–334 BC) Anaxandrides 4th century BC Calliades 4th century BC Nicostratus Phillipus Philetarus c. 390-c. 320 BC Anaxilas 343 BC Ophelion Callicrates Heraclides, 348 BC Alexis (~375 – 275 BC) Amphis mid-4th century BC Axionicus Cratinus Junior Eriphus Epicrates of Ambracia 4th century BC Stephanus, 332 BC Strato Aristophon Euphron Sotades of Athens Augeas Epippus Heniochus Epigenes Mnesimachus Timotheus Sophilus Antidotus Naucrates Xenarchus Dromo Crobylus Philippides Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BC) Menander (c. 342–291 BC), a leading source for Greek New Comedy Dyskolos (317 BC) Apollodorus of Carystus (~300–260 BC) Diphilus of Sinope (~340–290 BC) Dionysius Timocles 324 BC Theophilus Sosippus Anaxippus, 303 BC Demetrius, 299 BC Archedicus, 302 BC Sopater, 282 BC Damoxenus c. 370 BC – 270 BC Hegesippus, or Crobylus Theognetus Bathon Diodorus Machon of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BC Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~316–250 BC) Epinicus (~217 BC) Laines or Laenes 185 BC Philemon 183 BC Chairion or Chaerion 154 BC

See also List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays

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