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Ăristŏphănes

= Ἀριστοφάνης.
The most distinguished comic poet of Greece; from Lindus; on the island of Rhodes
The most distinguished comic poet of Greece, from Lindus, on the island of Rhodes, a contemporary of Socrates, Hor. S. 1, 4, 1.—Hence,
Derivv.,
Derivv.,
Aristophanean •
ări-stŏphănēus or -īus, a, um, adj., Aristophanean: anapaestus Aristophanius, Cic. Or. 56, 190: metrum, Serv. Centim. p. 1818 P.—
A distinguished grammarian of Byzantium; pupil of Eratosthenes; and teacher of the critic Aristarchus
A distinguished grammarian of Byzantium, pupil of Eratosthenes, and teacher of the critic Aristarchus, Cic. de Or. 3, 33, 132; id. Fin. 5, 19, 50; id. Att. 16, 11.
Perseus ID: n3653 Key: Aristophanes