Achaeus of eretria biography of christopher

5th-century BC Greek playwright

Achaeus of Eretria (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός ὁ Ἐρετριεύς; born 484 BC in Euboea) was a Greekplaywright and author of tragedies and satyr plays.

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He is variously said to have written 24, 30, or 44 plays, of which 19 titles are known: Adrastus, Aethon, Alcmeon, Alphesiboea, Athla, Azanes, Cycnus, Eumenides, Hephaestus, Iris, Linus, Moirai (Fates), Momus, Oedipus, Omphale, Philoctetes, Phrixus, Pirithous, and Theseus.

Achaeus of Eretria was regarded in antiquity as being the second greatest writer of satyr plays, after Aeschylus.^[1]

Achaeus' first play was produced in 447 BC and won a prize. A quote in Aristophanes' The Frogs suggests he was dead by around 405 BC.

Some classicists suggest that the fact that he only won a single prize was due to his non-Athenian birth, as the men of Athens were loath to honour any but their own fellow-citizens.

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