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Lydian
language

Hipponax
thumb|200px|Hipponax from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)
Hipponax (; ; gen. Ἱππώνακτος; ), of Ephesus and later Clazomenae, was an Ancient Greek iambic poet who composed verses depicting the vulgar side of life in Ionian society. He was celebrated by ancient authors for his malicious wit, especially for his attacks on some contemporary sculptors, Bupalus and Athenis. Hipponax was reputed to be physically deformed, which might have been inspired by the nature of his poetry.
Lydian
alphabet used to write the Lydian language