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Antiphanes

388 BC – 311 BC

4th-century BC Greek poet of Middle Comedy

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Lived 388 BC – 311 BC (aged 76–77). Antiphanes was a Greek comedy writer, poet and writer.

Antiphanes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφάνης; c. 408 to 334 BCE) was a playwright of Middle Comedy. According to Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, he is regarded as one of the most important writers of Middle Comedy alongside Alexis.

Antiphanes was said to have written as many as 365 comedies, and 140 titles of his works are known. According to the Suda, he won 13 victories in dramatic competitions, including 8 at the Lenaea.

His son, Stephanus, was also a comic writer. ) Archestrate Archon Argyriou Aphanismos ("Disappearance of Money") Arkas ("Man from Arcadia") Arpazomene ("The Seized, or Captured, Woman") Asklepios ("Asclepius") Asotoi ("Debauched Men") Auletes ("Male Flute-Player") Auletris ("Female Flute-Player"), or Didymai ("Twin Sisters") Autou Eron Bakchai ("Bacchae") Batalos Boiotis ("The Woman From Boeotia") Bombylios Bousiris ("Busiris") Boutalion Byzantios ("The Man From Byzantium") Cyclops Chrysis Gamos ("Marriage") Ganymedes ("Ganymede") Glaukos ("Glaucus") Gorgythos Diplasia ("Female Double") Dodonis ("The Woman From Dodona") Drapetagogos ("Catcher of Runaway Slaves") Dyserotes ("People With Disastrous Love-Lives") Dyspratos ("The Hard-To-Sell Slave") Ephesia ("The Woman From Ephesus") Epidaurios ("The Man From Epidaurus") Epikleros ("The Heiress") Euploia ("A Pleasant Voyage") Euthydikos Halieuomene ("Woman Caught Like A Fish") Heniochos ("The Charioteer") Hippeis ("Knights") Homoioi ("People Who Resemble Each Other") Homonymoi ("People With The Same Name") Homopatrioi ("People With The Same Father") Hydria ("The Water-Pitcher") Hypnos ("Sleep") Iatros ("The Physician") Kaineus ("Caeneus") Kares ("Men From Caria") Karine ("The Woman From Caria") Kepouros ("The Gardener") Kitharistes ("The Harpist") Kitharodos ("The Citharode") Kleophanes Knapheus ("The Fuller") Knoithideus, or Gastron ("Glutton") Korinthia ("The Woman From Corinth") Koroplathos ("Modeller of Clay Figures") Korykos Kouris ("The Female Hair-Dresser") Kybeutai ("Dice-Players") Lampas ("The Torch") Lampon Lemniai ("Women From Lemnos") Leonides Leptiniskos Leukadios ("The Man From Leucas") Lydos ("The Man From Lydia") Medeia ("Medea") Melanion Meleagros ("Meleager") Melitta ("The Bee") Metoikos ("Resident Alien") Metragyrtes ("Beggar-Priest of Cybele") Metrophon Midon Minos ("Minos") Misoponeros ("Hater of Wickedness") Mnemata ("The Tombs") Moichoi ("Adulterers") Mylon ("The Mill") Mystis ("Woman Initiated Into the Mysteries") Obrimos Oinomaos, or Pelops Oionistes ("The Omen-Reader") Omphale ("Omphale") Orpheus ("Orpheus") Paiderastes ("The Pederast") Parasitos ("The Parasite") Paroimiai ("Proverbs") Phaon ("Phaon") Philetairos ("Philetaerus") Philoktetes ("Philoctetes") Philometor ("Mother-Lover") Philopator ("Father-Lover") Philotis Phrearrhios Plousioi ("Rich Men") Poiesis ("Poetry") Pontikos ("Man From Pontus") Probateus ("The Sheep-Rancher") Problema ("Problem," or "Riddle") Progonoi ("Ancestors") Pyraunos Sappho Skleriai ("Difficulties," or "Hardships") Skythai ("Scythians"), or Tauroi ("Bulls") Stratiotes ("The Soldier"), or Tychon Thamyras Theogony Timon Traumatias ("The Wounded Man") Tritagonistes Tyrrhenus Zakynthios ("The Man From Zakynthos") Zographos ("The Painter")

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Important facts

Born
388 BC, Athens
Birth century
Died
311 BC, Athens
Occupation
Comedy writer, poet, writer
Nationality

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Antiphanes?

4th-century BC Greek poet of Middle Comedy

When was Antiphanes born?

Antiphanes was born in 388 BC in Athens.

When did Antiphanes die?

Antiphanes died in 311 BC in Athens.

What was Antiphanes's occupation?

Antiphanes was a comedy writer, poet and writer.

What nationality was Antiphanes?

Antiphanes was Greek.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Antiphanes

· Wikidata: Q269301

· DBpedia: Antiphanes (comic poet)

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