# Alcaeus

> Alcaeus, the son of Miccus, was an Athenian comic poet. His comedies marked the transition between Old Comedy and Middle Comedy. In 388 BC, his play Pasiphae was awarded the fifth place prize in the same contest that Aristophanes exhibited his play Plutus.

*Ancient Greek poet of Old Comedy*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alcaeus

## Identity
- **Born:** -450
- **Died:** -400
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alcaeus_(comic_poet))
- [Alceu (poeta còmic)](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alceu_(poeta_c%C3%B2mic))
- [Alkaios (Komödiendichter)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaios_(Kom%C3%B6diendichter))
- [Αλκαίος (κωμικός ποιητής)](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82_(%CE%BA%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%82))
- [Alcaeus (comic poet)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaeus_(comic_poet))
- [Alceo (poeta cómico)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alceo_(poeta_c%C3%B3mico))
- [Alkaiosz (komédiaköltő)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaiosz_(kom%C3%A9diak%C3%B6lt%C5%91))
- [Alceo (comico)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alceo_(comico))
- [Alkej (komediograf)](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkej_(komediograf))
- [Алкеј (комедиограф)](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%98_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3608942)

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