Phrynichus Tragicus v540-v470

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tlg0303
Name:
Phrynichus Tragicus v540-v470
Abbr:
Phryn.Trag.
Alt names:
Phrynichos, Tragiker
Φρύνιχος
Phrynichos, Tragödiendichter
Phrynichos, Athener
Phrynichos, von Athen
Phrynichus, Atheniensis
Phrynichos, d’Athènes
Frínic , poeta tràgic
Frinico, di Atene
Frinico, Poeta Tragico
Phrynicos, d'Athènes
Phrynichus, Tragicus
Phryn.Trag.
Field of activity:
Tragic Poet
Notes:
TITAN
PAN
Thes. ling. Graec.
Lex. alte Welt
Geburts- u. Todesjahr ca.
TGF 1,72-79
Fragmentum lyricum (App. Anth. 3.18)
Griech. Tragiker Athens, Sohn des Polyphrasmon . Er ist nicht zu verwechseln mit dem Tragödiendichter Phrynichus <Atheniensis>, Sohn des Melanthas
TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition, p.
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 1, 1867, p. 359-360: "the son of Polyphradmon....an Athenian, was one of the poets to whom the invention of tragedy is ascribed, he is said to have been the disciple of Thespis..."
Brill's New Pauly: "Phrynichus. from Athens. Tragedian, around 500 BC. ....According to Suda φ 762 (TrGF I 3 T 1) he achieved his first victory in 511/508 BC and died on Sicily (T 6). He is said to have been the first person to bring female roles to the stage and to have 'invented' the trochaic tetrameter (T 1), which probably means that he introduced the metre into the tragic genre....." Zimmermann, Bernhard (Freiburg). "Phrynichus." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider . Brill, 2008. Brill Online. Tufts University Library. 26 August 2008
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