Life The designation "Aulodia Anonymous" (Ἀνώνυμος ὁ Αὐλωδός) refers not to a known author but to a genre of lyric poetry sung to the aulos. No biographical information exists for an anonymous figure from the Hellenistic or Imperial period (3rd century BCE–3rd century CE) under this name. The genre itself is older, with the poet Pratinas of Phlius composing a hyporchema titled Aulodia in the early 5th century BCE [1].

Works No anonymous work titled Aulodia from the later period is attested. The only specific work associated with the term remains that of Pratinas.

Significance Any hypothetical anonymous Aulodia from the Hellenistic or Imperial era would signify a continuation of earlier Greek musical-poetic traditions. However, the sources provide no evidence for such a work, focusing instead on the classical precedent. The purported fragmentary transmission yields no identified fragments.

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): Entry for "Pratinas" from the Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898). This source mentions Pratinas's work Aulodia. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aentry%3Dpratinas-harpers