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Phrynichus

535 BC - 500 BC

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Phrynichus (; Greek: Φρύνιχος), son of Polyphradmon and pupil of Thespis, was one of the earliest of the Greek tragedians.[1] Some ancients regarded him as the real founder of tragedy.[2] Phrynichus is said to have died in Sicily. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phrynichus has received more than 17,069 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Phrynichus is the 2,689th most popular writer (down from 1,232nd in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Greece (down from 278th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Greek Writer.

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  • 17k

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  • 52.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phrynichus ranks 2,689 out of 5,755. Before him are Aeneas Tacticus, Gisèle Halimi, Nikoloz Baratashvili, Arthur Cravan, Emmanuel Carrère, and Jules Guesde. After him are Hilaire Belloc, David Shore, Jules Supervielle, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Isaac Titsingh, and Jon Fosse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 535 BC, Phrynichus ranks 3. Before him are Heraclitus and Theron of Acragas.  Among people deceased in 500 BC, Phrynichus ranks 36. Before him are Artabazos I of Phrygia, Titus Lartius, Artystone, Praxilla, Euthymides, and Aristodemus of Cumae. After him are Xanthus, Hydarnes, Megabates, Artazostre, Spurius Lartius, and Publius Postumius Tubertus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phrynichus ranks 496 out of 936. Before him are Ioannis Kolettis (1773), Georgios Kondylis (1878), Haris Alexiou (1950), Anastasios of Albania (1929), Menedemus (-340), and Philitas of Cos (-400). After him are Nikolaos Andriakopoulos (1878), Cephisodotus the Younger (-400), Philinna (-400), Diocles (-240), Anyte of Tegea (-290), and Archelaus of Sparta (-790).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Phrynichus ranks 59. Before him are Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Theodorus Gaza (1398), Dionysios Solomos (1798), Posidippus (-310), Praxilla (-500), and Philitas of Cos (-400). After him are Anyte of Tegea (-290), Kostis Palamas (1859), Eumelus of Corinth (-800), Philostratus of Lemnos (200), Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851), and Antiphanes (-388).

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