Cratinus
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Cratinus (; 519 BC – 422 BC) was an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy.
Person · Open Library
- Died
- ca. 420 BC
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Cratini veteris comici graeci fragmenta
via Open Library + Wikidata
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Movement
- Old Comedy
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- date of birth
- 0500-00-00
- date of death
- 0425-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Κρατῖνος
- different from
- Cratinus Junior
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- floruit
- 0450-00-00
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Life
- Works
- ''Pytine''
- Other plays
- Style
- Standard edition
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cratinus (; 519 BC – 422 BC) was an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy.
==Life== Cratinus won prizes for his plays on 27 known occasions, eight times at the City Dionysia, first probably in the mid-to-late 450s BCE (IG II2 2325. 50), and three times at the Lenaia, first probably in the early 430s (IG II2 2325. 121; just before Pherecrates and Hermippus). He was still competing in 423 BC, when his Pytine took the prize at the City Dionysia; he died shortly thereafter, at a very advanced age, about 97 years (test. 3).
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