# Philyllius

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{{Short description|4th-century BC Athenian poet of Middle Comedy}}
'''Philyllius''' ({{langx|grc|Φιλύλλιος}}), also called Phillylius, Phlaeus, Philolaus, or Phillydeus, was an ancient [Athenian](/source/Athens) [comic](/source/Comedy) [poet](/source/poet). He was a contemporary of [Diocles](/source/Diocles_of_Phlius) and [Sannyrion](/source/Sannyrion). He belonged to the latter part of the [Old Comedy](/source/Old_Comedy) tradition and the beginning of the [Middle Comedy](/source/Middle_Comedy) tradition. He seems to have attained to some distinction before 392 BC, when the ''[Ecclesiazusae](/source/Assemblywomen)'' of [Aristophanes](/source/Aristophanes) was performed.<ref>Schol. ad Aristoph. Plut. 1195.</ref>

All titles of his [plays](/source/Play_(theatre)) evidently belong to Middle Comedy. He is said to have introduced some scenic innovations, such as bringing lighted torches on the stage.<ref>Schol. Plut. I. c.</ref><ref>Ath. xv. 700, e.</ref> With regard to his language, [Augustus Meineke](/source/Augustus_Meineke) mentions a few words and phrases in his plays, which are not pure Attic.

==List of plays==

The ''[Suda](/source/Suda)'' and Eudocia gave titles of his plays:<ref>Suda φ 457</ref>
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*''Aigeus''
*''Auge''
*''Anteia''
*''Dodekate'' ("The Twelfth Woman")
*''Herakles'' ("Hercules")
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*''Pluntria'', or ''Nausikaa''
*''Polis'' ("The City")
*''Phreorykhos'' ("The Well-Digger")
*''Atalante''
*''Helene{{Ref_label|A|α|none}}''
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|}

==Notes==
:α. {{Note_label|A|α|none}} The last two titles are suspicious.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Meineke, Frag. Com. Graec. vol. i. pp.&nbsp;258–26], ii. pp.&nbsp;857–866.
* Bergk, Comment, de Reliq. Com. Ait. Ant. p.&nbsp;428.

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Category:4th-century BC Athenians
Category:Old Comic poets
Category:Middle Comic poets
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