Epicharmus of Kos

Epicharmus of Kos or Epicharmus Comicus or Epicharmus Comicus Syracusanus (Greek: Ἐπίχαρμος ὁ Κῷος), thought to have lived between c. 550 and c. 460 BC, was a Greek dramatist and philosopher who is often credited with being one of the first comic writers, having originated the Doric or Sicilian comedic form.^[1]

^ Broken laughter: select fragments of Greek comedy By S. Douglas Olson Page 52 ISBN 0-19-928785-6

[1] Broken laughter: select fragments of Greek comedy By S. Douglas Olson Page 52 ISBN 0-19-928785-6

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