Aeschylus

Aeschylus, EHS kuh luhs (525-456 B.C.) was the earliest writer of Greek tragedy whose plays exist... More >>

Aesop's fables

Aesop's, EE sops, fables are a collection of stories attributed to a Greek slave named Aesop, who... More >>

Anacreon

Anacreon, uh NAK ree uhn (572?-487 B.C.), a Greek lyric poet, made wine and love his main themes.... More >>

Antigone

Antigone, an TIHG uh nee, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of King Oedipus and Queen Jocasta,... More >>

Aristophanes

Aristophanes, ar ih STOF uh neez (445?-385? B.C.), was the greatest ancient Greek writer of... More >>

Aristotle

Aristotle, AR ih stot uhl (384-322 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, educator, and scientist, was one... More >>

Elytis, Odysseus

Elytis, Odysseus, EHL ee tees, oh DIHS ee uhs (1911-1996), a Greek poet, won the 1979 Nobel Prize... More >>

Euripides

Euripides, yoo RIHP uh deez (about 480-406 B.C.), was the third of the three great writers of... More >>

Greek literature

Greek literature is the oldest and most influential national literature in the Western world.... More >>

Hesiod

Hesiod, HEE see uhd or HEHS ee uhd, was a Greek epic poet who probably lived during the 700's... More >>

Homer

Homer is traditionally considered the ancient Greek poet who composed the great epics the Iliad... More >>

Iliad

Iliad, IHL ee uhd, is one of the oldest surviving Greek poems. According to tradition, it was... More >>

Isocrates

Isocrates, y SOK ruh teez (436-338 B.C.), was an important Greek author and educator. A weak... More >>

Kazantzakis, Nikos

Kazantzakis, Nikos, kaz uhn ZAK ihs, NEE kows (1883-1957), was a Greek author. He began his... More >>

Longinus

Longinus, lon JY nuhs, is the name given to the unknown author of On the Sublime, an ancient... More >>