---
name: Critias of Athens
name_greek: Κριτίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: bzo
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/critias-of-athens-bzo"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
affiliation: Sophist
works_count: 5
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Critias of Athens

*Κριτίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `bzo` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/critias-of-athens-bzo)

Critias, Athenian aristocrat and sophist of the 5th century BCE. Philosophical and poetic fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Anacreon and Cotabus](https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-anacreon-cotabus-bzo-ae) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἀνακρέοντος καὶ Κοτάβου* · `bzo-ae`
- [Heracles in the Underworld](https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-heracles-underworld-bzo-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bzo-ac`
- [Inventions and Praises](https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-inventions-praises-bzo-ad) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bzo-ad`
- [Pirithous, Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-pirithous-bzo-aa) — *Πειρίθους Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bzo-aa`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-testimonies-bzo-ab) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `bzo-ab`

## License and provenance

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