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Phrynichus (/ ˈ f r ɪ n ɪ k ə s /; Greek: Φρύνιχος), son of Polyphradmon and pupil of Thespis, was one of the earliest of the Greek tragedians. Some ancients regarded him as the real founder of tragedy. Phrynichus is said to have died in Sicily. His son Polyphrasmon was also a playwright.
Phrynichus (flourished c. 500 bc, Athens) was an Athenian tragic poet, an older contemporary of Aeschylus. He is the earliest tragedian of whose work some conception can be formed.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Phrynichus (1), an early Athenian tragic poet; see tragedy, greek. The *Suda says that he won his first victory between 511 and 508 bce, was the first to introduce female characters in tragedy, and invented the trochaic tetrameter (the last claim, at least, being certainly false).
An early Athenian tragic poet; see tragedy, greek. The Suda says that he won his first victory between 511 and 508 bc and was the first to introduce female characters in tragedy. Themistocles was his chorēgōs (see choregia) for a victorious production in 476, probably near the end of his career.
Phrynichus (flourished late 5th century bc, Athens) was a comic poet of Attic Old Comedy. Phrynichus, son of Eunomis, belonged to the last generation to write in that style. He produced his first play in 434 or 429 bc.
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Phrynichus (Greek: Φρύνιχος) may refer to: People. Phrynichus (tragic poet) or Phrynichus Tragicus (6th-5th century BC), abbreviated in lexica as [Phryn.Trag.], pioneer of Greek tragedy, most famous for The Fall of Miletus
The Poets of Old Comedy. ΦΡΥΝΙΧΟΣ. Two dates are given for his debut: “in the 87th Olympiad” [436–2–T 1] and “the archonship of Apollodorus” [429–T 2].
