Epily'cus
(
*)Epi/lukos), an Athenian comic poet of the old comedy, who is mentioned by an ancient grammarian in connexion with Aristophanes and Philyllius, and of whose play
Κωραλίσκος a few fragments are preserved. (Suid. s.v. Athen. iv. pp. 133, b., 140, a., xiv. p. 650c., xv. p. 691c.; Bekker,
Anecd. p. 411. 17; Phot.
Lex. s. V. τεττιγόνιον; Meineke,
Frag. Com. Graec. vol. i. p. 269, ii. pp. 887, 889; Bergk,
de Reliq. Com. Att. Ant. p. 431.)
An epic poet of the same name, a brother of the comic poet Crates, is mentioned by Saidas (
s. v. Κράτης).
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