Cinesias (poet), the Glossary
Cinesias (Κινησίας; c. 450 – 390 BC) was an innovative dithyrambic poet (an exponent of the "new music") in classical Athens whose work has survived only in a few fragments.[1]
Table of Contents
13 relations: Aristophanes, Assemblywomen, Classical Athens, Dionysia, Dithyramb, Inscriptiones Graecae, Kakodaimonistai, Lysias, Lysistrata, Pherecrates, Strattis, The Birds (play), The Frogs.
- 5th-century BC poets
- Dithyrambic poets
Aristophanes
Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. Cinesias (poet) and Aristophanes are 4th-century BC Athenians and 5th-century BC Athenians.
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Assemblywomen
Assemblywomen (Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Ekklesiazousai; also translated as, Congresswomen, Women in Parliament, Women in Power, and A Parliament of Women) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in 391 BC.
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Classical Athens
The city of Athens (Ἀθῆναι, Athênai a.tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα, Athina) during the classical period of ancient Greece (480–323 BC) was the major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.
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Dionysia
The Dionysia (Greek: Διονύσια) was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central events of which were the theatrical performances of dramatic tragedies and, from 487 BC, comedies.
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Dithyramb
The dithyramb (διθύραμβος, dithyrambos) was an ancient Greek hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility; the term was also used as an epithet of the god.
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Inscriptiones Graecae
The Inscriptiones Graecae (IG), Latin for Greek inscriptions, is an academic project originally begun by the Prussian Academy of Science, and today continued by its successor organisation, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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Kakodaimonistai
The Kakodaimonistai (ancient Greek κακοδαιμονισταί, singular κακοδαιμονιστής, worshippers of the evil daemon) were a dining club in ancient Athens that consisted of the poet Kinesias and his companions Apollophanes, Mystallides, and Lysitheus.
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Lysias
Lysias (Λυσίας; c. 445 – c. 380 BC) was a logographer (speech writer) in ancient Greece.
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Lysistrata
Lysistrata (or; Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη, Lysistrátē) is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BCE.
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Pherecrates
Pherecrates (Greek: Φερεκράτης) was a Greek poet of Athenian Old Comedy, and a rough contemporary of Cratinus, Crates and Aristophanes. Cinesias (poet) and Pherecrates are 5th-century BC Athenians.
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Strattis
Strattis (Στράττις) was an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy. Cinesias (poet) and Strattis are 4th-century BC Athenians.
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The Birds (play)
The Birds (Órnithes) is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
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The Frogs
The Frogs (Bátrakhoi; Ranae, often abbreviated Ran. or Ra.) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
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See also
5th-century BC poets
- Agathon
- Aristarchus of Tegea
- Bacchylides
- Choerilus of Samos
- Chrysogonus of Athens
- Cinesias (poet)
- Cleitagora
- Cratinus
- Diagoras of Melos
- Dionysius Chalcus
- Empedocles
- Euenus
- Hermippus
- Ion of Chios
- Iophon
- Magnes (comic poet)
- Melanippides
- Panyassis
- Parmenides
- Philotas (musician)
- Phrynichus (tragic poet)
- Pigres of Halicarnassus
- Pindar
- Polyidus (poet)
- Simonides of Ceos
- Timocreon
- Xenophanes
Dithyrambic poets
- Cinesias (poet)
- Lasus of Hermione
- Likymnios of Chios
- Melanippides
- Philotas (musician)
- Philoxenus of Cythera
- Phrynnis
- Praxilla
- Timotheus of Miletus