Chionides
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Chionides an Athenian comic poet
of the 5th century BC, contemporary of Magnes (comic poet)
.
The Suda
says that Chionides existed 8 years before Greco–Persian Wars, that is, 487 BC. But Augustus Meineke
thinks that Chionides flourished no earlier than 460 BC
; and in confirmation of this date he quotes from Athenaeus
, who quoted a fragment of Chionides' Πτωχοί (Beggars), which mentions Gnesippus, a poet contemporary with Cratinus
. Aristotle also notes that Chionides "lived long after Epicharmus". But Athenaeus also noted that some of the ancients regarded it as spurious. Some scholars has brought forward strong arguments against its genuineness.
Titles of his Comedies:
Ancient Greek comedy
Ancient Greek comedy was one of the final three principal dramatic forms in the theatre of classical Greece . Athenian comedy is conventionally divided into three periods, Old Comedy, Middle Comedy, and New Comedy...
of the 5th century BC, contemporary of Magnes (comic poet)
Magnes (comic poet)
Magnes was an Athenian comic poet of the 5th century BC. Magnes and his contemporary Chionides are the earliest comic poets for whom victories are recorded in the literary competition of the Dionysia festival.Titles of his comedies:...
.
The Suda
Suda
The Suda or Souda is a massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Suidas. It is an encyclopedic lexicon, written in Greek, with 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often...
says that Chionides existed 8 years before Greco–Persian Wars, that is, 487 BC. But Augustus Meineke
Augustus Meineke
Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke , German classical scholar, was born at Soest in Westphalia.After holding educational posts at Jenkau and Danzig , he was director of the Joachimsthal Gymnasium in Berlin from 1826 to 1856. He died at Berlin on 12 December 1870...
thinks that Chionides flourished no earlier than 460 BC
460 BC
Year 460 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Poplicola and Sabinus...
; and in confirmation of this date he quotes from Athenaeus
Athenaeus
Athenaeus , of Naucratis in Egypt, Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourished about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD...
, who quoted a fragment of Chionides' Πτωχοί (Beggars), which mentions Gnesippus, a poet contemporary with Cratinus
Cratinus
Cratinus , Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy.-Life:Cratinus was victorious six times at the City Dionysia, first probably in the mid- to late 450s BCE , and three times at the Lenaia, first probably in the early 430s...
. Aristotle also notes that Chionides "lived long after Epicharmus". But Athenaeus also noted that some of the ancients regarded it as spurious. Some scholars has brought forward strong arguments against its genuineness.
Titles of his Comedies:
- Ἥρωες (Heroes, a correction for "Ἥρως"), The Heroes
- Πτωχοί (Ptochoi), Poor People, or Beggars
- Πέρσαι (Persai), The Persians
Fragments
- Theodor Kock. Comicorum Atticorum fragmenta, i. (1880).
- Augustus MeinekeAugustus MeinekeJohann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke , German classical scholar, was born at Soest in Westphalia.After holding educational posts at Jenkau and Danzig , he was director of the Joachimsthal Gymnasium in Berlin from 1826 to 1856. He died at Berlin on 12 December 1870...
. Potarum Graecorum comicorum fragmenta, (1855). - Rudolf Kassel, Colin Austin. Poetae comici Graeci Volume 4. (1983)
Sources
- This article paraphrased from an article in Chionides Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and MythologyDictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and MythologyThe Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary.- Characteristic :...