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The pages linked here provide fairly brief summaries of Greek authors, their works, and their impact and influence. A brief description of the eras is also provided. To get a larger sense of the overall chronology of Greek literature, you can check out the Timeline of Greek Literature page.
Dates after a work indicate a range of its composition. Approximate dates in the Classical Period and thereafter are marked with c. (“circa”), while approximate is assumed for all earlier dates.
HOMERICA
- Homer, the poet (775–700)
- Iliad (750–725)
- Odyssey (745–715)
Homeric Hymns
- Hymn to Aphrodite (690–650)
- Hymn to Demeter (650–625)
- Hymn VII to Dionysus (7th century)
- Hymn to Apollo
- Pythian section) (586)
- (Delian section) (535)
- Hymn to Hermes (530–500)
- Hymn XIX to Pan (500–450)
- Hymn XX to Hephaestus (400s)
HESIODEA
- Hesiod, the poet (c. 725–650)
- Theogony (700)
- Works and Days (695)
- Catalogue of Women (625–575)
- Shield of Heracles (625–575)
ARCHAIC AGE
- Eumelus of Corinth (8th century)
- Terpander (700s–600s)
- Thaletas (700s–600s)
- Polymnestus (700s–600s)
- Arctinus (700s–600s)
- Stasinus
- Agias
- Lesches
- Semonides (7th century)
- Archilochus (680–645)
- Tyrtaeus (c. 670–570)
- Alcman (7th century)
- Callinus (mid 7th cent)
- Xanthus (fl. c. 650)
- Solon (638–558)
- Mimnermus (660s–600)
- Sappho (630–570)
- Stesichorus (630–553)
- Alcaeus (620–550)
- Anaximander (610–546)
- Asius (fl. 6th cent)
- Theognis (6th century) and the Theognidea
- Anaximenes (586–526)
- Anacreon (575–490) and the Anacreonta
- Xenophanes 570–475
- Phocylides (560–)
- Hipponax (fl. 540)
- Ibycus (fl. 536–533)
- Simonides (556-after 477/476)
- Heraclitus (535–475)
- Corinna (b. c. 530)
CLASSICAL PERIOD
- Aeschylus (525-456)
- Pindar (522–443)
- Timocreon (fl. 480s–470s)
- Bacchylides (518–430)
- Praxilla (fl. 450s)
- Telesilla (fl. 450s)
- Xanthus the Lydian (b. c. 499)
- Sophocles (497–406)
- Empedocles (494–434)
- Herodotus (484–425)
- Gorgias (483–375)
- Euripides (c. 480–406)
- Thucydides (460–400)
- Democritus (460–370)
- Aristophanes (c. 446–386)
- Lysias (445–380)
- Andocides (c. 440–390)
- Isocrates (436–338)
- Philoxenus (435/434–380/379)
- Xenophon (430–354)
- Plato (428–348)
- Isaeus (c. 420–348)
- Erinna (fl. fourth century)
- Moero (fl. fourth century)
- Lycurgus of Athens (c. 390–324)
- Aeschines (389–314)
- Aristotle (384–322)
- Demosthenes (384–322)
HELLENISTIC PERIOD
- Callimachus (c. 310-240)
- Meleager (1st century)
- Philodemus (c. 110-40/35)
Unsure dating
- Nossus
- Anyte
ROMAN PERIOD