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The name Antiphon the Sophist (/ ˈ æ n t ə ˌ f ɒ n,-ən /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφῶν) is used to refer to the writer of several Sophistic treatises. He probably lived in Athens in the last two decades of the 5th century BC, but almost nothing is known of his life.
There is longstanding uncertainty and scholarly controversy over whether the Sophistic works of Antiphon and a treatise on the Interpretation of Dreams were also written by Antiphon the Orator, or whether they were written by a separate man known as Antiphon the Sophist. This article only discusses Antiphon the Orator's biography and oratorical ...
A sophist (Greek: σοφιστής, romanized: sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Sophists specialized in one or more subject areas, such as philosophy, rhetoric, music, athletics and mathematics.
Sophistic works of Antiphon; T. Tractatus coislinianus; Z. On Nature (Zeno) This page was last edited on 27 February 2024, at 01:56 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Antiphon (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφῶν) of Athens, according to the Suda, was an interpreter of signs, epic poet and sophist, surnamed Logomageiros (Λογομάγειρος), which means both "Word-cook" and "Word-butcher". None of his works are extant, and he is only attested in the Suda.
The Interpretation of Dreams or Dream-book, [a] written by a certain Antiphon (Ἀντιφῶν) of Athens, is an influential ancient treatise on dreams, of which only a few fragments survive. It is not certain whether the Antiphon who wrote the treatise was the same figure as the Antiphon who wrote the Sophistic works of Antiphon , who is ...
An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are usually taken from the Psalms or Scripture, but may also be freely composed.
The poet Antiphon is said to have written dramas in conjunction with the tyrant, who is not known to have shown interest in writing poetry until the latter period of his life. These circumstances alone, if there were not many others, would show that the orator and the poet were two different persons, and that the latter must have survived the ...