Διοκλῆς
Diokles, Diocles
Translated by David Whitehead12 May 2003Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Athenian or Phliasian,1 an ancient comic poet,2 contemporary with Sannyrion3 and Philyllius.4 His plays [are] Sea, Bees, Dreams, Bacchae, Thyestes (2 versions).
They say that this man also invented the music made with saucers, pottery vessels, which he used to hit with a wooden stick.5
This Sea is a courtesan's name, as Athenaeus says.6
They say that this man also invented the music made with saucers, pottery vessels, which he used to hit with a wooden stick.5
This Sea is a courtesan's name, as Athenaeus says.6