Philoxenus of Cythera

Philoxenus of Cythera (Greek: Φιλόξενος ὁ Κυθήριος; c. 435/4 – 380/79 BC)[1] was a Greek dithyrambic poet, an exponent of the "New Music".[2] He was one of the most important dithyrambic poets of ancient Greece.[3]

  1. ^ Campbell, p. 7; Parian Marble Ep. 69 (p. 18 Jacoby) = Philoxenus test. 2 Campbell.
  2. ^ Rocha, BMCR 2015.05.32; LeVen, p. 71.
  3. ^ Smith, s.v. Philoxenus.