ancient Greek literature
C1815
concept
Ancient Greek literature encompasses the epic, lyric, dramatic, historical, and philosophical writings produced in the Greek language from the archaic through the Hellenistic periods, foundational to Western literary and intellectual traditions.
All labels observed (27)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancient Greek tragedy | 35 |
| ancient Greek literature canonical | 34 |
| ancient Greek comedy | 33 |
| ancient Greek text | 14 |
| ancient Greek historical work | 7 |
| Ancient Greek tragedy | 5 |
| Ancient Greek comedy | 4 |
| Hellenistic Jewish literature | 4 |
| ancient Greek literary work | 3 |
| Athenian tragedy | 2 |
| Hellenistic literature | 2 |
| ancient Greek dialogue | 2 |
| period in Plato's writings | 2 |
| αρχαίο ελληνικό κείμενο | 2 |
| Ancient Greek play | 1 |
| Greek literature | 1 |
| Greek prose text | 1 |
| Hellenistic poetry | 1 |
| Socratic literature | 1 |
| ancient Greek drama | 1 |
| ancient Greek literature genre | 1 |
| ancient Greek religious poetry | 1 |
| ancient Greek texts | 1 |
| ancient Greek tragic corpus | 1 |
| classical Greek literature | 1 |
| corpus of ancient Greek poetry | 1 |
| lost Greek tragedies | 1 |
Instances (158)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης | ancient Greek tragedy |
| Ajax (Sophocles) | ancient Greek tragedy |
| Philoctetes (Sophocles) | ancient Greek tragedy |
| Ἴων | ancient Greek tragedy |
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The Disorderly Women: A Play
surface form:
The Bacchae
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
|
Trojan Women (Euripides)
surface form:
Trojan Women
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
|
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
surface form:
Iphigenia in Aulis
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
| Hellenistic poetry | Hellenistic literature |
|
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
surface form:
Oedipus Rex
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
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Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
surface form:
Oedipus at Colonus
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
| Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy | lost Greek tragedies |
| Almagest | ancient Greek text |
|
Seven Against Thebes
surface form:
Seven Against Thebes (play)
|
Ancient Greek play |
| Greek tragedy | ancient Greek drama |
| Allegorical Interpretation (Legum Allegoriae) | — |
|
On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)
surface form:
On the Special Laws
|
Hellenistic Jewish literature |
|
On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)
surface form:
On the Embassy to Gaius
|
Hellenistic Jewish literature |
| Xenophon's Apology of Socrates | — |
| Chronica | ancient Greek literary work |
| Prometheus Bound | ancient Greek tragedy |
| Plato's Republic | — |
|
Aristeas
surface form:
Letter of Aristeas
|
Hellenistic Jewish literature |
| 2 Maccabees | Hellenistic Jewish literature |
| Ἱππίας μείζων | ancient Greek dialogue |
| Electra (Sophocles) | ancient Greek tragedy |
| The Women of Trachis | ancient Greek tragedy |
| Philoctetes | ancient Greek tragedy |
| Hippolytus | Ancient Greek tragedy |
|
Andromache
surface form:
Andromache (play)
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
| Dyskolos | ancient Greek comedy |
| Samia | ancient Greek comedy |
| Aspis | ancient Greek comedy |
| Attic New Comedy | ancient Greek comedy |
|
Ajax
surface form:
Ajax (Sophocles)
|
ancient Greek tragedy |
| The Persians | ancient Greek tragedy |
| The Suppliants | ancient Greek tragedy |
| The Eumenides | Ancient Greek tragedy |
| Aristotle's writings | ancient Greek texts |
| Pindar's odes | — |
| Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers | — |
| Koine Greek New Testament | — |
| Xenophon's Hellenica | ancient Greek historical work |
| Lysistrata | ancient Greek comedy |
| The Birds | ancient Greek comedy |
| The Frogs | Ancient Greek comedy |
| Peace | ancient Greek comedy |
| Ecclesiazusae | Ancient Greek comedy |
| Plutus | ancient Greek comedy |
| The Acharnians | ancient Greek comedy |
| Herodian's History of the Roman Empire | — |