Philocles

Philocles
Philocles
Φιλοκλῆς
Born	5th century BC; Athens
Died	5th century BC
Occupation	Poet
Parent	Philopatho (mother)
Relatives	Cynaegirus(uncle); Ameinias(uncle); Aeschylus(uncle);

Philocles^{[pronunciation?]}(Greek:Φιλοκλῆς), was anAtheniantragic poet during the 5th century BC. Through his mother, Philopatho (Greek:Φιλοπαθώ), he had three famous uncles:Aeschylus,the famous poet,Cynaegirus,hero of thebattle of Marathon,andAmeinias,hero of thebattle of Salamis.TheSudaclaims that Philocles was the father of the tragic playwrightMorsimus,who was in turn the father of the tragedianAstydamas.^[1]

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According to theSuda,Philocles wrote 100 tragedies. Philocles is best known for winning first prize in the competition againstSophocles'Oedipus Rex.^[2]^[3]Philocles also wrote a play on the subject ofTereus,which was parodied inAristophanes'The Birdsalong with Sophocles'treatment of the same subject.^[4]Ascholiasthas noted that Philocles'Tereuswas part of hisPandionistetralogy.^[4]An extant fragment shows that Philocles wrote a play covering the story ofHermione,NeoptolemusandOrestes,a subject also addressed byEuripidesin his playAndromacheand by Sophocles in hisHermione.^[5]In Philocles' version of the Hermione myth, Hermione is betrothed to Neoptolemus by her fatherMenelauswhile she is pregnant with Orestes' child.^[5]Philocles also wrote plays entitledOedipusandPhiloctetes.^[6]TheSudaalso names the following as plays of Philocles:Erigone,Nauplius,Oineus,Priam,andPenelope.^[1]

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^^a ^bSuda φ 378
^Kopff, E. Christian (1997).Ancient Greek Authors.Gale.ISBN 978-0-8103-9939-6.
^Smith, Helaine (2005).Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama.Greenwood. p.1.ISBN 978-0-313-33268-5.
^^a ^bMarch, J. (2000). "Vases and Tragic Drama". In Rutter, N.K.; Sparkes, B.A. (eds.).Word and Image in Ancient Greece.University of Edinburgh. pp. 121–123.ISBN 978-0-7486-1405-9.
^^a ^bSommerstein, A.H., Fitzpatrick, D. & Talboy, T. (2006).Sophocles: Selected Fragmentary Plays Volume I.Aris & Phillips. p. 7.ISBN 978-0-85668-766-2.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Collard, C., Cropp, M.J. & Gilbert, J. (2004).Euripides: Selected Fragmentary Plays Volume II.Aris & Phillips. pp. 113, 373.ISBN 978-0-85668-621-4.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Suda_φ_378-1] Suda φ 378

[2] Kopff, E. Christian (1997).Ancient Greek Authors.Gale.ISBN 978-0-8103-9939-6.

[Smith-3] Smith, Helaine (2005).Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama.Greenwood. p.1.ISBN 978-0-313-33268-5.

[vases-4] March, J. (2000). "Vases and Tragic Drama". In Rutter, N.K.; Sparkes, B.A. (eds.).Word and Image in Ancient Greece.University of Edinburgh. pp. 121–123.ISBN 978-0-7486-1405-9.

[sophocles-5] Sommerstein, A.H., Fitzpatrick, D. & Talboy, T. (2006).Sophocles: Selected Fragmentary Plays Volume I.Aris & Phillips. p. 7.ISBN 978-0-85668-766-2.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] Collard, C., Cropp, M.J. & Gilbert, J. (2004).Euripides: Selected Fragmentary Plays Volume II.Aris & Phillips. pp. 113, 373.ISBN 978-0-85668-621-4.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany
People	Deutsche Biographie

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