Phrynichus

Phrynĭchus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

1. A Greek tragic poet of Athens, an older contemporary of Aeschylus. He won his first victory as early as B.C. 511. He rendered a great service to the development of the drama by introducing an actor distinct from the leader of the chorus, and so laying the foundation for the dialogue. But the dialogue was still quite subordinate to the lyrics of ...

Read More

Phrynichus in Wikipedia

Phrynichus (Greek: Φρύνιχος) may refer to: * Phrynichus, a genus in the Amblypygi, an order of arachnids People * There are two dramatic poets named Phrynicus whose plays only survive in fragments: o Phrynichus (tragic poet), a pioneer of Greek tragedy, most famous for The Fall of Miletus o Phrynichus (comic poet), a writer of old Attic com...

Read More

1