Achaeus of Eretria
✓ Source-basedfalling5th-century BC Greek playwright
Lived 484 BC to 420 BC · aged 64
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Achaeus of Eretria was a Greek playwright and author of tragedies and satyr plays.
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About this person
Achaeus of Eretria was a Greek playwright and author of tragedies and satyr plays. He is variously said to have written 24, 30, or 44 plays, of which 19 titles are known: Adrastus, Aethon, Alcmeon, Alphesiboea, Athla, Azanes, Cycnus, Eumenides, Hephaestus, Iris, Linus, Moirai (Fates), Momus, Oedipus, Omphale, Philoctetes, Phrixus, Pirithous, and Theseus. Achaeus of Eretria was regarded in antiquity as being the second greatest writer of satyr plays, after Aeschylus.
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 484 BC to 420 BC · aged 64
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15 languages
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