Xenocles ( Greek: Ξενοκλῆς) was an ancient Greek tragedian. He won a victory at the Dionysia in 415 BC with the plays Oedipus, Lycaon, and Bacchae with the satyr play Athamas. [1] Other plays by Xenocles include Licymnius, parodied by Aristophanes in The Clouds, [2] and perhaps Myes. [1] Aristophanes also refers negatively to Xenocles in the Thesmophoriazusae and Frogs. [2]
Xenocles was the son of Carcinus the Elder and father of Carcinus the Younger, both also tragic playwrights. [3] He had at least two brothers were also tragic poets or actors. Ancient sources differ on whether Xenocles was one of three or four brothers, [4] and name them variously as Xenotimus, Xenarchus, Demotimus, Xenocleitus, and Datis. [3] Datis, quoted by Aristophanes in Peace, [3] may have been a nickname for Xenocles. [5]
Xenocles ( Greek: Ξενοκλῆς) was an ancient Greek tragedian. He won a victory at the Dionysia in 415 BC with the plays Oedipus, Lycaon, and Bacchae with the satyr play Athamas. [1] Other plays by Xenocles include Licymnius, parodied by Aristophanes in The Clouds, [2] and perhaps Myes. [1] Aristophanes also refers negatively to Xenocles in the Thesmophoriazusae and Frogs. [2]
Xenocles was the son of Carcinus the Elder and father of Carcinus the Younger, both also tragic playwrights. [3] He had at least two brothers were also tragic poets or actors. Ancient sources differ on whether Xenocles was one of three or four brothers, [4] and name them variously as Xenotimus, Xenarchus, Demotimus, Xenocleitus, and Datis. [3] Datis, quoted by Aristophanes in Peace, [3] may have been a nickname for Xenocles. [5]