Epicharmus

Epicharmus

Epicharmus, griech. Dramatiker, geb. im 5. Jahrh. auf der Insel Kos, Pythagoräer und Arzt, wanderte nach Sicilien aus und lebte zuletzt am Hofe Hieron zu Syrakus. Er war Schöpfer der sicilisch-dorischen Komödie, behandelte besonders die Mythen travestirend und war Vorbild des Plautus.


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