Philocles

5th-century BC Athenian tragic poet
Person human Q7186040
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Philocles

Summary

Philocles is a human[1]. Born in Athens[2], he… he worked as a tragedy writer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Philocles was born in Athens[2].
  • Philocles's mother was Aeschylus' sister[5].
  • A child of Philocles was Morsimus[6].
  • Philocles held citizenship in Classical Athens[7].
  • Philocles's professions included tragedy writer[3].
  • Philocles is recorded as male[8].
  • Philocles's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Philocles's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24990744[10].
  • Philocles's GND ID is recorded as 10240299X[11].
  • Philocles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hn9_74[12].
  • Philocles's relative is recorded as Aeschylus[13].
  • Philocles's floruit is recorded as -0500-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Philocles's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15].
  • Philocles's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Philocles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[17].
  • Philocles's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00285521[18].
  • Philocles's TLG author ID is recorded as 0312[19].
  • Philocles's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[20].
  • Philocles's Perseus author ID is recorded as 1099[21].
  • Philocles's Deutsche Biographie is recorded as 10240299X[22].
  • Philocles's CIRIS author ID is recorded as 1686[23].
  • Philocles's ToposText person ID is recorded as 15086[24].
  • Philocles's Trismegistos author ID is recorded as 6072[25].
  • Philocles's LAGL author ID is recorded as urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0312[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Athens[2], Philocles… his mother was Aeschylus' sister[5].

Career and Affiliations

Philocles's professions included tragedy writer[3].

Personal Life

A child of Philocles was Morsimus[6].

Why It Matters

Philocles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

Where was Philocles born?

Born in Athens[2], Philocles…

Who were Philocles's parents?

Philocles's mother was Aeschylus' sister[5].

What did Philocles do for work?

Philocles worked as tragedy writer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language Ancient Greek
    Child Morsimus
    Described by source Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Pauly–Wissowa
    Languages spoken, written or signed Ancient Greek
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