Moschion (poet)

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Moschion ( Greek  Μοσχίων ; bl. Probably 3rd century BC) was a Hellenistic tragedy poet from Athens . Nothing more is known about his life, but he probably lived in the second half of the 3rd century BC. Chr.

Three titles and a few verses of his pieces have survived, mainly from Johannes Stobaios , whose collection contains fragments 4-6. Accordingly, Moschion wrote a Telephos and two historical tragedies: Themistocles , of which three lines have survived , and the men of Pherai (Pheraioi) , which dealt with the death of Jason , the cruel tyrant of Pherai . Fragment 3 may contain a redeagon on the subject of burial , which takes up the problem known from the tragedies of Antigone and Aias of Sophocles . The longest fragment 6 with 33 lines deals with the history of human progress , naming Prometheus . Originally man lived like animals, without housing, cultural techniques or laws; but cannibalism was widespread. Over time, agriculture , food preparation , wine , houses and the founding of cities were introduced. The civilization developed and people have been transferred to bury their dead in order not to be reminded of their former cannibalism. The driving force for Moschion is time, with the cultural hero Prometheus appearing as the driving force behind the development . As a result, according to Moschion, the imitation of nature and the experience gained from it become decisive. Peripatos may have influenced Moschion .

expenditure

literature

  • Theodoros K. Stephanopoulos: The tragic moschion (first part). Commentary on fragments 1, 3, 4. In: Archaiognosia ( Αρχαιογνωσία ). Volume 9, No. 1-2, 1995/1996, pp. 137-154.
  • Theodoros K. Stephanopoulos: The tragic moschion (second part). Commentary on fragments 5, 7, 8. In: Archaiognosia ( Αρχαιογνωσία ). Volume 10, No. 1-2, 1999/2000, pp. 51-64.
  • Bernhard Zimmermann : Moschion 1. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 8, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01478-9 , column 412 f.
  • Bernhard Zimmermann, Antonios Rengakos : Handbook of the Greek literature of antiquity. Volume 2: The literature of the classical and Hellenistic period (= Handbook of Classical Studies . Department 7, Volume 2). CH Beck, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-406-61818-5 , p. 919.
personal data
SURNAME Moschion
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moschion tragicus; Μοσχίων (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hellenistic Greek poet
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens
DATE OF DEATH 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.