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Amphis – Middle Comedy poet. Amynander – king of Athamania. Amyntas of Mieza – somatophylax of Philip III of Macedon. Anacharsis – philosopher. Anacreon – lyric poet 6th century BC. Anaxagoras – philosopher. Anaxander – King of Sparta. Anaxandra – female artist of Sicyon. Anaxandridas I – King of Sparta.
Homer ( / ˈhoʊmər /; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; born c. 8th century BCE) was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.
This list of ancient Greek philosophers contains philosophers who studied in ancient Greece or spoke Greek. Ancient Greek philosophy began in Miletus with the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales [1] [2] and lasted through Late Antiquity. Some of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the ancient Greek world, including ...
Plato ( Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn, from Ancient Greek: πλατύς, romanized : platys, lit. 'broad') is actually a nickname. Although it is a fact that the philosopher called himself Platon in his maturity, the origin of this name remains mysterious. Platon was a fairly common name (31 instances are known from Athens alone), [ 8] but the ...
Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Prime Minister of the modern Greek state. Georgios Hatzianestis (1863–1922), General. Konstantinos Kanaris (c. 1794–1877), freedom fighter, admiral, and Prime Minister of Greece. Constantine I (1868–1923), King of Greece. Constantine II (1940–2023), King of Greece. George II (1890–1947), King of Greece.
Views on women. Aristotle[ A] ( Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs; [ B] 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy ...
Athens. Pheidippides ( Greek: Φειδιππίδης, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dip.pí.dɛːs], Modern Greek: [fi.ðiˈpi.ðis]; "Son of Pheídippos") or Philippides (Φιλιππίδης) is the central figure in the story that inspired two modern sporting events, the marathon race and the Spartathlon. Pheidippides is said to have ...
Aesop ( / ˈiːsɒp / EE-sop or / ˈeɪsɒp / AY-sop; Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; formerly rendered as Æsop) is an almost certainly legendary Greek fabulist and storyteller, said to have lived c. 620–564 BCE, and credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.