---
name: Philiscus of Athens
name_greek: Φίλισκος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: gcw
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/philiscus-of-athens-gcw"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic Comedy
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Philiscus of Athens

*Φίλισκος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `gcw` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/philiscus-of-athens-gcw)

Philiscus of Athens was a 4th century BCE Attic comic poet. Three surviving works of his comedy. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Rhetoric and Cities](https://eulogikon.org/works/philiscus-athens-rhetoric-cities-gcw-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ῥητορικῆς καὶ Πόλεων* · `gcw-ab`
- [Political and Moral Aphorisms](https://eulogikon.org/works/philiscus-athens-aphorisms-gcw-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `gcw-aa`
- [Rhea's Lament to Cronus](https://eulogikon.org/works/philiscus-athens-rhea-lament-gcw-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `gcw-ac`

## License and provenance

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