Asmodaios (newspaper)
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Emmanouil Roïdis, Themos Anninos |
Founded | 17 January [O.S. 5 January] 1875 |
Political alignment | Satirical |
Ceased publication | 25 August [O.S. 6 September] 1885 |
Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
Asmodaios (Greek: Ασμοδαίος) was a 19th-century Greek satirical newspaper published weekly in Athens.
History[]
Asmodaios was founded in 1875 by the satirical writer Emmanouil Roïdis and the journalist and cartoonist Themos Anninos, and was published weekly until 1885 with only a small break in 1876.
The masthead featured a cartoon of the demon Asmodeus, playfully drawn as a combination of Cupid and satyr.
Content[]
The paper was known for satire of a gentle, humorous sort without personal rancour, and Anninos' cartoons were widely recognised for their artistic quality. Contributors included [1]: 29 [2]
and Anninos' brother Babis Anninos.References[]
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- Newspapers published in Athens
- Greek-language newspapers
- 1875 establishments in Greece
- Defunct newspapers published in Greece
- Weekly newspapers published in Greece
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