---
name: Thespis of Icaria
name_greek: Θέσπις ὁ Ἰκαριεύς
eul_aid: bfe
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/thespis-of-icaria-bfe"
period: Archaic
dialect: Attic Drama
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Thespis of Icaria

*Θέσπις ὁ Ἰκαριεύς*

**eul_aid:** `bfe` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/thespis-of-icaria-bfe)

Thespis of Icaria, 6th century BCE dramatist who originated Greek tragedy. Fragments of his works. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments of a Dionysian Hymn](https://eulogikon.org/works/thespis-icaria-dionysian-hymn-bfe-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Διονυσιακοῦ Ὕμνου* · `bfe-aa`

## License and provenance

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