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Athenian Old Comedy poet (519–422 BC)

For the fish genus, see Cratinus (fish).

Cratinus (Ancient Greek: Κρατῖνος; c. 519 BC – c.

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422 BC) was an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy.

Life

Cratinus was victorious 27 known times^{[further explanation needed]}, eight^[1] times at the City Dionysia, first probably in the mid-to-late 450s BCE (IG II2 2325.

50), and three times at the Lenaia, first probably in the early 430s (IG II2 2325. 121; just before Pherecrates and Hermippus). He was still competing in 423 BC, when his Pytine took the prize at the City Dionysia; he died shortly thereafter, at a very advanced age, about 97 years (test.

3).

Little is known of his personal history.

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His father's name was Callimedes, and he himself was a taxiarch. The Suda has brought several accusations against Cratinus. First, it accuses Cratinus of excessive cowardice. Secondly, a charge against the moral character.

Thirdly, a charge of habitual intemperanc