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Phrynichus

535 BC - 500 BC

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Phrynichus (; Ancient 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 17,765 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Phrynichus is the 1,458th most popular writer (up from 2,679th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Greece (up from 496th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Greek Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Die Ekloge des Phrynichos / hrsg. Eitel Fischer
Attic Greek dialect
1974

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phrynichus ranks 1,458 out of 7,302. Before him are Sławomir Mrożek, Naftali Herz Imber, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Maryse Condé, Paul Rée, and Elizabeth George. After him are Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Winifred Wagner, Marie Anne Lenormand, Tristan Corbière, Jacques Cazotte, and Lu You.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 535 BC, Phrynichus ranks 2. Before him is Heraclitus. After him is Theron of Acragas. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Phrynichus ranks 21. Before him are Polygnotus, Kapila, Amestris, Himilco, Xanthippus, and Anytus. After him are Ageladas, Antenor, Corax of Syracuse, Scylax of Caryanda, Eurybiades, and Artabazos I of Phrygia.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phrynichus ranks 325 out of 1,024. Before him are Constantine Kanaris (1793), Peucestas (-390), Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918), Machaon (null), Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), and Agnes Baltsa (1944). After him are Ageladas (-600), Crates of Athens (-400), Cypselus (-700), Alexis Tsipras (1974), Paul of Aegina (625), and Katina Paxinou (1900).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Phrynichus ranks 36. Before him are Agathon (-448), Lycophron (-320), Rigas Feraios (1757), Ugo Foscolo (1778), Cratinus (-500), and Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062). After him are Semonides of Amorgos (-650), Diagoras of Melos (-450), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Eupolis (-446), Posidippus (-310), and Albert Cohen (1895).

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