Philotas (musician)
Philotas (Greek: Φιλώτας; lived 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek dithyrambic poet and musician, the disciple of Philoxenus of Cythera. He is considered only worthy of notice as having once gained a victory over his great contemporary Timotheus of Miletus.
References[]
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Philotas", Boston (1867).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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- Dithyrambic poets
- Ancient Greek musicians
- 5th-century BC Greek people
- 5th-century BC poets
- Ancient Athenians