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Diogenes

Ancient Greek writer of tragedies

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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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Important facts

Born
Classical Athens
Occupation
Tragedy writer
Nationality
Also known as
Diogenes of Athens, Diogenes Aenomaus

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

· Wikipedia: Diogenes

· Wikidata: Q12876261

· DBpedia: Diogenes of Athens (tragedian)

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