Diphilus
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Diphilus, of Sinope, was a poet of the new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander. He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest poets of New Comedy.
Portrait of the poet Diphilus, a Roman copy from the early 1st century
Hipponax
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Hipponax, 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 malici
Diphilus
…In his fondness for mythological subjects (Hercules, Theseus) and his introduction on the stage (by a bold anachronism) of the poets Archilochus and Hipponax as rivals of Sappho, he approximates to the spirit of the latter. Adelphoi ("Brothers…
Hipponax from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)