Philippides (comic poet)

Philippides (Ancient Greek: Φιλιππίδης) was an Athenian poet of the Greek New Comedy. He was the son of Philokles of Kephale and was active during the 111th Olympiad (c. 336-333 BCE). Aulus Gellius records that he died at an advanced old age from the joy of an unexpected victory at a dramatic competition. He was a great personal friend (philos) of King Lysimachus (i.e. "successor" of Alexander the Great ) Philippides is reported as having had great influence with Lysimachus. In 285 BC Athens passed a decree to honor Philippides for his continuous requests to Lysimachus for aid to recover Piraeus and the forts. In 286/285 BC Philippides was elected agonothetes.

Surviving titles and fragments
The Suda reports that Philippides produced 45 plays. Only the titles of 16 plays (along with associated fragments) have survived.


 * Adoniazousai (Women Mourning for Adonis)
 * Amphiaraos (Amphiaraus)
 * Ananeosis (Renewal)
 * Argyrioi Aphanismos (Disappearance of the Money)
 * Auloi (Flutes)
 * Basanizomene (Woman Being Tortured)
 * Lakiadai (Laciadae)
 * Mastropos (The Pimp)
 * Olynthia (Woman from Olynthos)
 * Sympleousai (Woman Sailing Together) or Synekpleousai (Women Sailing Forth Together)
 * Philadelphoi (The Brother-Loving Men)
 * Philathenaios (Lover of Athens)
 * Philargyros (Lover of Money)
 * Philarkhos (Philarchus)
 * Phileuripides (The Euripides-Lover)
 * Triodoi, or Rhopopoles