Choregos
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In the theatre of ancient Greece, the choregos was a wealthy Athenian citizen who assumed the public duty, or choregiai, of financing the preparation for the chorus and other aspects of dramatic produ
Relief of seated Dionysus and satyr; inscription beneath is a decree by the deme Aixone honoring the choregoi Auteas and Philoxenides (313–312 BC)
A choregos sits, surrounded by actors and a musician playing tibiae.
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Phrynichus (tragic poet)
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Phrynichus, son of Polyphradmon and pupil of Thespis, was one of the earliest of the Greek tragedians. Some ancients regarded him as the real founder of tragedy. Phrynichus is said to have died in Sic
Hand-colored etching by Thomas Rowlandson, with translated text of Phrynichus As many Figures, Dancing doth propose, As waves roll on the Sea, when tempest toss. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)