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Cleophon (poet)

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Cleophon (Greek: Kλεoφῶν, Kleophōn) was an Athenian tragic poet[1] who flourished in the 4th century BC. The titles of eleven of his plays are given by the Suda, but none are extant today. These are:

Acteon
Amphiaraos
Achilles
The Bacchantes
Dexamenos
Erigone
Thyestes
Leukippos
Mandroboulos
Persis
Telephos

He is referred to by Aristotle in Poetics and Rhetoric.

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  1. ^ Hammond, N.G.L; Scullard, H.H (1970). Oxford Classical Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN 00198691173. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
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