Callias (Ancient Greek: Καλλίας), sometimes called by the nickname Schoenion (Σχοινίων), was a poet of the Old Comedy.
This comedy featured a 24-piece chorus that consisted of the 24 letters of the Greek alphabet.
[2] On this work there has been debate since the early 19th century over the meaning of the play's claim to have influenced Greek tragedy.
[3] The titles of his other known plays are: Aigyptios (The Egyptian), Atalante, Batrakhoi (Frogs), Kyklopes (The Cyclopes), Pedetai (Men In Shackles), Scholazontes (Men At Leisure), and a fragmentary title ...era Sidera, which has been reconstructed as either Hypera Sidera (Iron Pestles) or Entera Sidera (Iron Guts).
Callias appears to have been given the teasing nickname Schoinion[4] by his rivals, probably because his father was a rope maker.