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\eject Named after the Greek comic poet Antiphanes (408-330 B.C.). Today 119 complete titles and about 300 fragments are known. He wrote parodies of Sophocles, Euripides and many different characters and professions.

Named after the Greek comic poet Antiphanes (408–330 B.C.). Today 119 complete titles and about 300 fragments are known. He wrote parodies of Sophocles, Euripides {see planets  (2921) and  (2930), respectively} and many different characters and professions. (M 34346)