Anagyros
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Anagyros is the eponymous hero of the deme of Anagyrous in Attica, worshipped locally as a lesser deity or a hero. A single tale is attributed to him, in which he punishes a family for cutting down trees from his sacred grove.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 0
- Historical notes
- Tale inspired a comedy by Aristophanes during the fifth century BC.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Two comedies of the fifth and fourth century BC respectively are known to have been titled Anagyros and dealt with his grim story of revenge, both lost; one was by Aristophanes and produced no earlier than 417 BC, and the other by Diphilus (though Diphilus' might have actually been Anargyros, "penniless").”
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