Philemon
4th-century BC Athenian poet of New Comedy
- Lived
- 359 BC–262 BC
Updated September 2026
About Philemon
Philemon was an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy. He was born either at Soli in Cilicia or at Syracuse in Sicily but moved to Athens some time before 330 BC, when he is known to have been producing plays.
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