Aristophon Explained

Aristophon (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀριστόφων|link=no) was the name of a number of different people of ancient Greece:

• Aristophon (painter), 5th-century BCE painter and son of Aglaophon
• Three men sometimes called "Aristophon of Athens", all of whom were described as "orators" within the same century or so:
  • Aristophon of Azenia, prominent Athenian orator of the 4th century BCE
  • Aristophon of Colyttus, prominent Athenian orator of the 4th century BCE
  • Aristophon of Athens, an Athenian orator distinct from the previous two orators
• Aristophon (comic poet), a playwright of the Middle Comedy