Φιλήμων
Philemon
Translated by David Whitehead16 Dec 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
The younger, also a comic poet, son of Philemon the comic poet. He produced 54 plays.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φιλήμων, ὁ νεώτερος, καὶ αὐτὸς κωμικός, υἱὸς Φιλήμονος τοῦ κωμικοῦ. ἐδίδαξε δὲ δράματα νδʹ.
Betacode
*filh/mwn, o( new/teros, kai\ au)to\s kwmiko/s, ui(o\s *filh/monos tou= kwmikou=. e)di/dace de\ dra/mata nd#.
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