Antidotus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίδοτος) was an Athenian comic poet, of whom we know nothing, except that he was of the Middle Comedy period, which is evident from the fact that a certain play, the Homoia (Ὁμοία), is ascribed both to him and to the poet Alexis.[1] We have the titles of two other plays of his, and it is thought that his name ought to be restored in Athenaeus[2] and Julius Pollux.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Athenaeus xiv. p. 642
  2. ^ Athenaeus i. p. 28, e.
  3. ^ Julius Pollux vi. 99
  4. ^ See August Meineke, i. p. 416
  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, Philip (1870). "Antidotus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 185.