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

# Theopompus the Comic Poet

*Θεόπομπος ὁ Κωμικός*

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

Theopompus was an Athenian comic poet and rival of Aristophanes. Fragments from his plays are preserved. Free to read and download from the Greek library.

## Works

- [Comic Fragments of Domestic Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/theopompus-comic-domestic-life-efg-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Βίου Οἰκιακοῦ Κωμικά* · `efg-ab`
- [Comic Fragments on Food and Feasting](https://eulogikon.org/works/theopompus-comic-food-feasting-efg-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Τροφῆς καὶ Εὐωχίας* · `efg-aa`
- [Fragments on Delphi and Agriculture](https://eulogikon.org/works/theopompus-comic-delphi-agriculture-efg-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Δελφῶν καὶ Γεωργίας* · `efg-ac`

## License and provenance

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