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'''Cleophon''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: {{lang|grc|Kλεoφῶν}}, ''Kleophōn'') was an Athenian [[Greek tragedy|tragic poet]].<ref name=OCD2>{{cite book|last1=Hammond|first1=N.G.L|last2=Scullard|first2=H.H|title=Oxford Classical Dictionary|date=1970|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0198691173|page=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordclassicald00hamm/page/252 252]|entry=Cleophon (2)|edition=2nd|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordclassicald00hamm/page/252}}</ref> The titles of ten of his plays are given by the [[Suda]]: ''Acteon'', ''Amphiaraos'', ''Achilles'', ''The Bacchantes'', ''Dexamenus'', ''Erigone'', ''Thyestes'', ''Leucippus'', ''Persis'', and ''Telephus''.<ref>Suda κ 1730</ref> None of these plays are extant today.<ref name=OCD2/> As six of these titles are also listed by the Suda as works by [[Iophon]], this may be a corruption of "Iophon".<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Brown|first=Andrew L.|title=Oxford Classical Dictionary|entry=Cleophon (2)|editor1-last=Hornblower|editor1-first=Simon|editor2-last=Spawforth|editor2-first=Anthony|editor3-last=Eidinow|editor3-first=Esther|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199545568.001.0001/acref-9780199545568-e-1674?rskey=VqjuOO&result=1|edition=4th}}</ref>
'''Cleophon''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: {{polytonic|Kλεoφῶν}}, ''Kleophōn'') was an [[Athenian]] [[tragic]] [[poet]] who flourished in the 4th century BC. The titles of ten of his plays are given by the [[Suda]], but none are extant today. These are:
: ''Acteon''
: ''Amphiaraos''
: ''Achilles''
: ''The Bacchantes''
: ''Dexamenos''
: ''Erigone''
: ''Thyestes''
: ''Leukippos''
: ''Persis''
: ''Telephos''


He is referred to by [[Aristotle]] in ''[[Poetics (Aristotle)|Poetics]]'' and ''[[Rhetoric (Aristotle)|Rhetoric]]''.
He is referred to by [[Aristotle]] in ''[[Poetics (Aristotle)|Poetics]]'' and ''[[Rhetoric (Aristotle)|Rhetoric]]'', who notes his prosaic style and lack of idealism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/poetics.html |title=Poetics |author=Aristotle}}</ref>


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Cleophon (Greek: Kλεoφῶν, Kleophōn) was an Athenian tragic poet.[1] The titles of ten of his plays are given by the Suda: Acteon, Amphiaraos, Achilles, The Bacchantes, Dexamenus, Erigone, Thyestes, Leucippus, Persis, and Telephus.[2] None of these plays are extant today.[1] As six of these titles are also listed by the Suda as works by Iophon, this may be a corruption of "Iophon".[3]

He is referred to by Aristotle in Poetics and Rhetoric, who notes his prosaic style and lack of idealism.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hammond, N.G.L; Scullard, H.H (1970). "Cleophon (2)". Oxford Classical Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0198691173.
  2. ^ Suda κ 1730
  3. ^ Brown, Andrew L. "Cleophon (2)". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Anthony; Eidinow, Esther (eds.). Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th ed.).
  4. ^ Aristotle. "Poetics".