A Greek chorus (or just chorus) in the context of Ancient Greek drama (and modern works inspired by Greek drama) is a group of performers, who comment on the story and dramatic action. Plays in Ancient Greece included a chorus that offered a variety of background and summary information to help the audience follow the performance.
Time Period: likely active between 750 and 700 BC
Genre: Epic Poetry
Famous Works: The Iliad and The Odyssey
HESIOD
Time Period: active between 750 and 650 BC
Genre: Epic Poetry and Didactic Poetry
Famous Works: Theogeny and Works and Days
Born: 630 BC on Lesbos, Greece
Died: 570 BC (aged about
Genre: Lyric Poetry
Famous Works: while only fragments of Sappho's poetry remain, her poetry is well-known for its romantic and love themes
Born: 518 BC in Cynoscephalae, Boiotia
Died: 438 DC in Argos (aged about 80)
Genre: Lyric Poetry
Famous Works: Victory Songs, The Odes
AESCHYLUS
Born: 525 BC near Athens
Died: 458 BC in Sicily, Italy (aged about 67)
Genre: Tragedy
Famous Works: Prometheus Bound
ARISTOPHANES
Born: about 446 BC in Athens
Died: about 386 BC (aged about 60) in Delphi
Genre: Comedy
Famous Works: The Clouds, The Knights, Lysistrada, The Frogs
EURIPIDES
Born: about 480 BC on Salamis Island
Died: about 406 BC in Macedonia (aged about 74)
Genre: Tragedy
Famous Works: Medea, Electra
SOPHOCLES
Born: 497 or 496 BC in Colonus, Attica
Died: 406 or 405 BC (aged 90–92) in Athens
Genre: Tragedy
Famous Works: Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Electra (yes, Euripides and Sophocles wrote their own versions of this drama)