Nicophon
Sign in to saveNicophon (, also Nicophron, ), the son of a certain Theron, was an Athenian comic poet, a contemporary of Aristophanes in his later years. Athenaeus states that he belonged to Old Comedy, but it is more likely that he belonged to Middle Comedy. We learn from the argument of the Plutus of Aristophanes that he exhibited one of his plays, called Ἄδωνις Adonis, in 388 BC, the date Aristophanes exhibited his Plutus.
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- Testimonia and Fragments
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- J3 Nicophon fr.6, from Men Who Live from Hand to Mouth
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- male
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- Classical Athens
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Movement
- Middle Comedy
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- Ancient Greek
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Nicophon (, also Nicophron, ), the son of a certain Theron, was an Athenian comic poet, a contemporary of Aristophanes in his later years. Athenaeus states that he belonged to Old Comedy, but it is more likely that he belonged to Middle Comedy. We learn from the argument of the Plutus of Aristophanes that he exhibited one of his plays, called Ἄδωνις Adonis, in 388 BC, the date Aristophanes exhibited his Plutus.
==Plays== Ἄδωνις, Adonis Ἀφροδίτης γοναί, Origins of Aphrodite Ἐξ Ἅδου ἀνιὼν, Coming Up from Hades Πανδώρα, Pandora Ἐγχειρογαστορες, Living by their Hands Σειρῆνες, Sirens
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