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Antiphon (epic poet)

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Antiphon (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφῶν) of Athens, according to the Suda, was an interpreter of signs, epic poet and sophist, surnamed Logomageiros (Λογομάγειρος), which means both "Word-cook" and "Word-butcher." None of his works are extant, and he is only attested in the Suda.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ G.J. Pendrick, Antiphon the Sophist p.237: "Antiphon the epic poet is otherwise unknown."