ancient Greek literature

C1815

concept

Ancient Greek literature encompasses the epic, lyric, dramatic, historical, and philosophical writings produced in the Greek language from the archaic through the Hellenistic periods, foundational to Western literary and intellectual traditions.

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All labels observed (27)

Label	Occurrences
ancient Greek tragedy	35
ancient Greek literature canonical	34
ancient Greek comedy	33
ancient Greek text	14
ancient Greek historical work	7
Ancient Greek tragedy	5
Ancient Greek comedy	4
Hellenistic Jewish literature	4
ancient Greek literary work	3
Athenian tragedy	2
Hellenistic literature	2
ancient Greek dialogue	2
period in Plato's writings	2
αρχαίο ελληνικό κείμενο	2
Ancient Greek play	1
Greek literature	1
Greek prose text	1
Hellenistic poetry	1
Socratic literature	1
ancient Greek drama	1
ancient Greek literature genre	1
ancient Greek religious poetry	1
ancient Greek texts	1
ancient Greek tragic corpus	1
classical Greek literature	1
corpus of ancient Greek poetry	1
lost Greek tragedies	1

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Input

Class: ancient Greek literature

Generated description

Ancient Greek literature encompasses the epic, lyric, dramatic, historical, and philosophical writings produced in the Greek language from the archaic through the Hellenistic periods, foundational to Western literary and intellectual traditions.

Instances (158)

Instance	Via concept surface
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης	ancient Greek tragedy
Ajax (Sophocles)	ancient Greek tragedy
Philoctetes (Sophocles)	ancient Greek tragedy
Ἴων	ancient Greek tragedy
The Bacchae linked to: The Disorderly Women: A Play	ancient Greek tragedy
Trojan Women linked to: Trojan Women (Euripides)	ancient Greek tragedy
Iphigenia in Aulis linked to: Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)	ancient Greek tragedy
Hellenistic poetry	Hellenistic literature
Oedipus Rex linked to: Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"	ancient Greek tragedy
Oedipus at Colonus linked to: Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"	ancient Greek tragedy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy	lost Greek tragedies
Almagest	ancient Greek text
Seven Against Thebes (play) linked to: Seven Against Thebes	Ancient Greek play
Greek tragedy	ancient Greek drama
Allegorical Interpretation (Legum Allegoriae)	—
On the Special Laws linked to: On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)	Hellenistic Jewish literature
On the Embassy to Gaius linked to: On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)	Hellenistic Jewish literature
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates	—
Chronica	ancient Greek literary work
Prometheus Bound	ancient Greek tragedy
Plato's Republic	—
Letter of Aristeas linked to: Aristeas	Hellenistic Jewish literature
2 Maccabees	Hellenistic Jewish literature
Ἱππίας μείζων	ancient Greek dialogue
Electra (Sophocles)	ancient Greek tragedy
The Women of Trachis	ancient Greek tragedy
Philoctetes	ancient Greek tragedy
Hippolytus	Ancient Greek tragedy
Andromache (play) linked to: Andromache	ancient Greek tragedy
Dyskolos	ancient Greek comedy
Samia	ancient Greek comedy
Aspis	ancient Greek comedy
Attic New Comedy	ancient Greek comedy
Ajax (Sophocles) linked to: Ajax	ancient Greek tragedy
The Persians	ancient Greek tragedy
The Suppliants	ancient Greek tragedy
The Eumenides	Ancient Greek tragedy
Aristotle's writings	ancient Greek texts
Pindar's odes	—
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers	—
Koine Greek New Testament	—
Xenophon's Hellenica	ancient Greek historical work
Lysistrata	ancient Greek comedy
The Birds	ancient Greek comedy
The Frogs	Ancient Greek comedy
Peace	ancient Greek comedy
Ecclesiazusae	Ancient Greek comedy
Plutus	ancient Greek comedy
The Acharnians	ancient Greek comedy
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire	—