King's Gift at Thuria

Ἀπόσπασμα

The King's Gift at Thuria is a lost comedy by the obscure poet Stephanus, known only by its title. The work is preserved solely as a name mentioned in the Suda lexicon's entry for the city of Thuria, which provides no further details about its plot or content. The title suggests a narrative concerning a royal benefaction connected to Thuria, a city in Laconia. As a work known only by name, it serves as a minimal data point for the corpus of fragmentary Greek comedy and illustrates the limits of modern knowledge of the genre, while its mention of Thuria offers a minor geographical reference for potential comic satire.