Theopompus_(comic_poet)

Theopompus (comic poet)

Theopompus (comic poet)

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Theopompus (Ancient Greek: Θεόπομπος) was an Athenian poet of the Greek Old Comedy, the son of Theodectus or Theodorus. He produced 24 plays.[1]

Surviving Titles and Fragments

Twenty titles, along with ninety seven associated fragments, are all that survive of Theopompus' work.

  • Admetus
  • Althea
  • Aphrodite
  • Batyle
  • Peace (Eirene)
  • Hedychares
  • Theseus
  • Callaeschrus
  • Barmaids (Kapelides)
  • The Mede
  • Nemea
  • Odysseus
  • Children (Paides)
  • Pamphile
  • Pantaleon
  • Penelope
  • Sirens
  • Female Soldiers (Stratiotides)
  • Teisamenus
  • Phineus

References

  1. [1]
    Suidas θ 171.
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