Great names of Greek literature in the second period.
Great Greeks in LiteratureGreat Greeks in literature from the second period. SOPHOCLES SOPHOCLES, Attic tragedian born at Colonus 495 B.C. defeated 2Eschylus in 468 one of the Ten Strategi under Pericles in the Samian War wrote one hundred and thirty plays only seven extant, among which are Antigone, Ajax, (Edipus Tyrannus, (Edipus at Colonus died in 406 B.C. PHIDIAS
PHIDIAS, great sculptor born at Athens about 490 B.C. friend of Pericles, whose foes contrived his impeachment for peculation and impiety died in prison 432 B.C. chief works, Statue of the Olympian Zeus, and that of Athene in the Parthenon. Ictinus and Calibrates were the architects of the Parthenon.
HERODOTUSHERODOTUS, Greek historian, called the Father of History born at Halicarnassus in Caria, 484 B.C. travelled much in Europe, Asia, and Africa settled ultimately at Thurii in Italy, where he died author of a History of the Persian Wars to the taking of Sestos, 478 B.C. EURIPIDES
EURIPIDES, tragic poet born at Salamis 480 B.C., on the very day of the battle lived at Athens and the court of Archelaus, King 01 Macedon friend of Socrates torn to pieces by dogs in Macedon in 406 B.C. eighteen plays extant, among them, Medea, Orestes, Iphigeneia at Aulis, Iphigeneia at Tauri, Helena, Hecuba, Ion. THUCYDIDES
THUCYDIDES, Greek historian born 471 B.C. owned gold mines in Thrace commanded seven ships at Thasus in 424 lived twenty years in exile author of a History of the Peloponnesian War until its twenty-first year.
SOCRATES
SOCRATES, Athenian philosopher born 469 B.C. a member of the Five Hundred in 406 impeached for corruption of youth and heresy the originator of formal logic, drank hemlock 399 B.C.
HIPPOCRATES
HIPPOCRATES, celebrated physician born at Cos about 460 B.C. travelled much in Greece died at Larissa in Thessaly, about 357 The works assigned to Hippocrates were written by several persons.
ARISTOPHANES
ARISTOPHANES, comic poet born probably at Athens about 444. C. caricatured the leading men and events of his day, especially Cleon, and the Peloponnesian \Var-diedabout 380 B.C. eleven comedies extant, among which are the Knights, the Clouds, the Wasps, the Birds, the Frogs, Plutus (first and second). Cratinus and Eupolis were the other great writers of the Old Comedy.
XENOPHON
XENOPHON, Athenian historian Lorn about 444 B.C. pupil of Socrates commanded the Ten Thousand in their famous retreat died probably at Corinth chief works, the Anabasis and the Cyropctdia wrote also Hcllenica and the Memorabilia of Socrates.
PLATO
PLATO, Athenian philosopher born 428 B.C. pupil of Socrates travelled in Egypt and Italy taught under the trees of the Academy at Athens became founder of the Academic School died 347 B.C. His works are in the form of Dialogues. There was another Plato, a comic poet of Aristophanes' time.
ZEUXISZEUXIS, a painter of Heraclea nourished 424-400 B.C. came to Athens during the Peloponnesian War chief work, his Helen.
PARRHASIUSPARRHASIUS the painter of Ephesus, was somewhat younger. The contest between them is worth noting. Zeuxis painted grapes so well that birds came to pick them. Parrhasius brought out his picture with what seemed to be a curtain over it. Zeuxis called out to him to draw the curtain aside ; but Parrhasius, triumphing in the success of his deception, pointed out that it was merely the painted image of a curtain.
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