Diogenes
Ancient Greek writer of tragedies
About Diogenes
Diogenes was a Greek tragedy writer.
Diogenes of Athens was a writer of Greek tragedy in the late 5th or early 4th century BC. His works are listed by the Suda as Semele, Achilles, Helen, Herakles, Thyestes, Medea, Oedipus, and Chrysippus. He was either born or flourished at the time of the Thirty Tyrants and the suppression of Athenian democracy, around 404–403 BC.
This Diogenes is sometimes confused with Diogenes of Sinope, to whom a similar list of tragedies is attributed by Diogenes Laërtius.
Athenaeus preserves a geographically confused fragment from Diogenes, having to do with a laurel grove along the Halys river where Lydian and Bactrian girls perform sacred music for Artemis as the goddess of Mount Tmolus.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Diogenes?
ancient Greek writer of tragedies
When was Diogenes born?
Diogenes was born in Classical Athens.
What was Diogenes's occupation?
Diogenes was a tragedy writer.
What nationality was Diogenes?
Diogenes was Greek.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Diogenes of Athens (tragedian)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Diogenes. https://biography.guide/diogenes/
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