Poets and thinkers
Antiphon
Antiphon is recalled by Dante among the Greek poets cited in Purgatorio XXII, together with Euripides, in a list that evokes the great authors of antiquity known only by name.
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Antiphon is mentioned by Dante in the Purgatorio, when the Latin poet Statius, in the purgatory of the lustful, concludes the survey of the Greek poets gathered together with the Latin ones. The relevant verse (Purgatorio XXII, 106) associates him with Euripides as part of a group of five Hellenic poets, among whom is also Homer. The standard notes explain that Dante could have known only his name, read in the Latin authors or in Aristotle. No further biographical details, works, or precise historical placement concerning Antiphon emerge from the relevant verses or from the notes provided.
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1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purgatory | Canto XXII | 106 | Euripide v’è nosco e Antifonte, | Open verse |