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Alcaeus (comic poet)
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Alcaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκαῖος; fl. c. 388 BC), the son of Miccus, was an Athenian comic poet. His comedies marked the transition between Old Comedy and Middle Comedy.
Quotes
Ἡλίθιον εἶναι νοῦν τε πουλύποδος ἔχειν.
The man's a fool and has the mind of a polypus.
Fragment of Ἀδελφαί μοιχευομέναι ('Adulterous Sisters') quoted by Athenaeus, bk. 7, sec. 100; 316b (tr. C. D. Yonge, 1854)
External links
Category:Poets from Greece
Category:Playwrights from Greece