# List of ancient Greek playwrights

* Thespis (c. 6th century BC):
* Aeschylus (c. 525–456 BC):
** The Persians (472 BC)
** Seven Against Thebes (467 BC)
** The Suppliants (463 BC)
** The Oresteia (458 BC, a trilogy comprising Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.)
** Prometheus Bound (authorship and date of performance is still in dispute)
* Phrynichus (~511 BC):
** The Fall of Miletus (c. 511 BC)
** Phoenissae (c. 476 BC)
** Danaides
** Actaeon
** Huzaifus
** Alcestis
** Tantalus
* Achaeus of Eretria (484-c. 405 BC)
** Adrastus
** Linus
** Cycnus
** Eumenides
** Philoctetes
** Pirithous
** Theseus
** Œdipus
* Achaeus of Syracuse (c. 356 BC)
* Agathon (c. 448–400 BC)
** Aerope
** Alcmeon
** Anthos or Antheus ("The Flower")
** Mysoi ("Mysians")
** Telephos ("Telephus")
** Thyestes
* Aphareus (4th century BC)
** Asklepios**
** Akhilleus**
** Tantalos**
* Sophocles (c. 495–406 BC):
** Theban plays, or Oedipus cycle:
*** Antigone (c. 442 BC)
*** Oedipus Rex (c. 429 BC)
*** Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC, posthumous)
** Ajax (unknown, presumed earlier in career)
** The Trachiniae (unknown)
** Electra (unknown, presumed later in career)
** Philoctetes (409 BC)
* Euripides (c. 480–406 BC):
** Alcestis (438 BC)
** Medea (431 BC)
** The Heracleidae (Herakles Children) (c. 429 BC)
** Hippolytus (428 BC)
** Electra (c. 420 BC)
** Sisyphos (415 BC)
** Andromache (428–24 BC)
** The Suppliants (422 BC)
** Hecuba (424 BC)
** Herakles (421–416 BC)
** The Trojan Women (Troades) (415 BC)
** Ion (414–412 BC)
** Iphigenia in Tauris (414–412 BC)
** Helen (412 BC)
** The Phoenician Women (The Phoinissae) (411–409 BC)
** Iphigenia At Aulis (Iphigenia ad Aulis) (410 BC)
** Orestes (408 BC)
** The Cyclops (c. 408 BC)
** The Bacchae (405 BC, posthumous)
** Rhesus (unknown)
* Euphorion (5th century BC); possibly the author of Prometheus Bound, which is often attributed to his father Aeschylus
* Phaesus (411–321 BC)
* Philocles (c.5th century BC)

## Comedies

* Susarion of Megara (~580 BC)
* Epicharmus of Kos (~540–450 BC)
* Phormis, late 6th century BC
* Dinolochus, 487 BC
* Euetes 485 BC
* Euxenides 485 BC
* Mylus 485 BC
* Chionides 487 BC
* Magnes 472 BC
* Cratinus (~520–420 BC)
* Crates c. 450 BC
* Ecphantides
* Pisander
* Epilycus
* Callias Schoenion
* Hermippus 435 BC
* Myrtilus
* Lysimachus
* Hegemon of Thasos, 413 BC
* Sophron
* Phrynichus
* Lycis, before 405 BC
* Lucrideus (c. 206 BC)
* Leucon
* Lysippus
* Eupolis (~446–411 BC)
* Aristophanes (c. 446–388 BC), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy
** The Acharnians (425 BC)
** The Knights (424 BC)
** The Clouds (423 BC)
** The Wasps (422 BC)
** Peace (421 BC)
** The Birds (414 BC)
** Lysistrata (411 BC)
** Thesmophoriazusae (c. 411 BC)
** The Frogs (405 BC)
** Assemblywomen (c. 392 BC)
** Plutus (388 BC)
* Pherecrates 420 BC
* Diocles of Phlius
* Sannyrion
* Philyllius, 394 BC
* Hipparchus
* Archippus
* Polyzelus
* Philonides
* Eunicus 5th century BC
* Telecleides 5th century BC
* Euphonius 458 BC
* Phrynichus (~429 BC)
* Cantharus 422 BC
* Ameipsias (c. 420 BC)
* Strattis (~412–390 BC)
* Cephisodorus 402 BC
* Plato (comic poet) late 5th century BC
* Theopompus c. 410 – c.380 BC
* Nicophon 5th century BC
* Nicochares (d.~345 BC)
* Eubulus early 4th century BC
* Araros, son of Aristophanes 388, 375
* Antiphanes (~408–334 BC)
* Anaxandrides 4th century BC
* Calliades 4th century BC
* Nicostratus
* Phillipus
* Philetarus c. 390-c. 320 BC
* Anaxilas 343 BC
* Ophelion
* Callicrates
* Heraclides, 348 BC
* Alexis (~375 – 275 BC)
* Amphis mid-4th century BC
* Axionicus
* Cratinus Junior
* Eriphus
* Epicrates of Ambracia 4th century BC
* Stephanus, 332 BC
* Strato
* Aristophon
* Euphron
* Sotades of Athens
* Augeas
* Epippus
* Heniochus
* Epigenes
* Mnesimachus
* Timotheus
* Sophilus
* Antidotus
* Naucrates
* Xenarchus
* Dromo
* Crobylus
* Philippides
* Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BC)
* Menander (c. 342–291 BC), a leading source for Greek New Comedy
** Dyskolos (317 BC)
* Apollodorus of Carystus (~300–260 BC)
* Diphilus of Sinope (~340–290 BC)
* Dionysius
* Timocles 324 BC
* Theophilus
* Sosippus
* Anaxippus, 303 BC
* Demetrius, 299 BC
* Archedicus, 302 BC
* Sopater, 282 BC
* Damoxenus c. 370 BC – 270 BC
* Hegesippus, or Crobylus
* Theognetus
* Bathon
* Diodorus
* Machon of Corinth/Alexandria 3rd century BC
* Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~316–250 BC)
* Epinicus (~217 BC)
* Laines or Laenes 185 BC
* Philemon 183 BC
* Chairion or Chaerion 154 BC
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