The greek poet homer was born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries bc possibly somewhere on the coast of asia minor.
Father of greek tragedy attic poet.
Scholars differ on the scanty evidence about thespis and his role in the development of greek drama.
For the statement of the anonymous writer on comedy in his account of phrynichus the comic poet that phrynichus the son of phradmon died in sicily evidently refers properly to the tragic poet on account of his father s name.
Oedipus in greek mythology the king of thebes who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
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456 455 bc was an ancient greek tragedian he is often described as the father of tragedy.
The origin of the word tragedy has been a matter of discussion from ancient times.
Academics knowledge of the genre begins with his work and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays.
He is famous for the epic poems the iliadand the odyssey which have had.
ˈ iː s k ɪ l ə s us.
He was often called the inventor of tragedy and his name was recorded as the first to stage a tragedy at the great or city dionysia c.
ˈ ɛ s k ɪ l ə s.
αἰσχύλος aiskhylos pronounced ai s kʰý los.
Aeschylus was an ancient greek tragedian as earlier mentioned father of tragedy.
According to ancient tradition thespis was the first actor in greek drama.
Academics knowledge of the genre begins with his work and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays.
The primary source of knowledge on the question is the poetics of aristotle.
Greek dramatic poet regarded as the founder of greek tragedy.
He probably went like other poets of the age to the court of hiero and there died.
Homer related that oedipus s wife and mother hanged herself when the truth of their relationship became known though oedipus apparently continued to rule at thebes until his death.
Aristotle was able to gather first hand documentation from theater performance in attica which is inaccessible to scholars today.