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This is a list of most influential Greek authors of antiquity (by alphabetic order): Aeschines – Rhetorics. Aeschylus – Tragedy. Aesop – Fables. Alcaeus of Mytilene – Lyric Poetry. Alcman – Lyric Poetry. Anacreon – Lyric Poetry. Anaxagoras – Philosophy. Anaximander – Philosophy, Mathematics.
e. Greek literature (Greek: Ελληνική Λογοτεχνία) dates back from the ancient Greek literature, beginning in 800 BC, to the modern Greek literature of today. Ancient Greek literature was written in an Ancient Greek dialect, literature ranges from the oldest surviving written works until works from approximately the fifth ...
Ancient Greek literature is literature written in the Ancient Greek language from the earliest texts until the time of the Byzantine Empire. The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, set in an idealized archaic past today identified as ...
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Homer (/ ˈhoʊmər /; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; born c. 8th century BCE) was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.
Nikos Kazantzakis. Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zacis]; 2 March (OS 18 February) 1883 [2] – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. [3][4] Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine ...
List of ancient Greek playwrights. Thespis (c. 6th century BC): Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BC): The Persians (472 BC) Seven Against Thebes (467 BC) The Suppliants (463 BC) The Oresteia (458 BC, a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.) Prometheus Bound (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)
Aristotle. Aristotle[A] (‹See Tfd› Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs; [B] 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts.