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 the Elderand was in his turn the father of the tragedianAstydamas the Younger.^[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
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National	Germany
People	Deutsche Biographie

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