Cleophon
Ancient Greek dramatist
About Cleophon
Cleophon was a Greek tragedy writer.
Cleophon (Greek: , Kleophōn) was an Athenian tragic poet. The titles of ten of his plays are given by the Suda: Acteon, Amphiaraos, Achilles, The Bacchantes, Dexamenus, Erigone, Thyestes, Leucippus, Persis, and Telephus. None of these plays are extant today.
He is referred to by Aristotle in Poetics and Rhetoric, who notes his prosaic style and lack of idealism.
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ancient Greek dramatist
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Cleophon was a tragedy writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cleophon. https://biography.guide/cleophon/
MLA: "Cleophon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cleophon/.
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