Magnes (comic poet)
Athenian poet of Old Comedy
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| Intro | Athenian poet of Old Comedy | |
| Places | Greece | |
| is | Writer Comedy writer | |
| Work field | Humor Literature | |
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| Birth | Athens |
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Magnes (Greek: Μάγνης) was an Athenian comic poet of the 5th century BC. Magnes and his contemporary Chionides are the earliest comic poets for whom victories are recorded in the literary competition of the Dionysia festival.
Titles of his comedies: