Aristophanes

(ar′i stäfə nēz′)

450?-388? ; Gr. writer of satirical comic dramas

See Aristophanes in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Athenian playwright considered to be the greatest ancient writer of satirical comedy. Among his surviving plays are The Clouds (423) and Lysistrata (411).

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