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name: Pherecrates the Comic Poet
name_greek: Φερεκράτης ὁ Κωμικός
eul_aid: dxy
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/pherecrates-the-comic-poet-dxy"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic Comedy
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Pherecrates the Comic Poet

*Φερεκράτης ὁ Κωμικός*

**eul_aid:** `dxy` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/pherecrates-the-comic-poet-dxy)

Pherecrates, Athenian comic poet of Old Comedy in the 5th century BCE. Surviving fragments from his plays. Free to download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Daily Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/pherecrates-daily-life-dxy-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Βίου Καθημερινοῦ* · `dxy-aa`
- [Fragments on Gluttony and Slaves](https://eulogikon.org/works/pherecrates-gluttony-slaves-dxy-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Λαιμαργίας καὶ Δούλων* · `dxy-ab`
- [Fragments on Human Affairs](https://eulogikon.org/works/pherecrates-human-affairs-dxy-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τῶν Ἀνθρωπίνων Πραγμάτων* · `dxy-ac`

## License and provenance

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