A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

or AU'GIAS (Αὐγέας or Αὐγίας), an Athenian poet of the middle comedy. Suidas (s. v.) and Eudocia (p. 69) mention the following plays of his: Ἄγροικος, Δίς, Κατηρούμενος, and Πορφύρα. He appears likewise to have written epic poems, and to have borrowed from Antimachus of Teos. (Fabric. Bibl. Graec. ii. p. 425.

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