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Chaeremon

4th century BC Greek dramatist and poet · Writers · Born 400 BC

Chaeremon was an Athenian dramatist of the first half of the fourth century BC. He was generally considered a tragic poet like Choerilus. Aristotle said his works were intended for reading, not for representation.

Chaeremon is read about 3 times a day, in 11 languages.

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According to the Suda, Chaeremon was also a comic poet, and the title of at least one of his plays seems to indicate that it was a satyric drama. His Centaurus is described by Aristotle as a rhapsody in all kinds of metres. His other known plays are Alphesiboea, Dionysus, Io, Minyae, Odysseus, Oeneus, and Thyestes.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Born 400 BC