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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Hippōnax</b>: actis, m., = [[Ἱππῶναξ]],<br /><b>I</b> a Greek [[poet]] of [[Ephesus]], [[who]] wrote in iambics, [[celebrated]] for the [[bitterness]] of his satires, Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 91; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 12. —<br /><b>II</b> Deriv.: Hippōnactēus, a, um, adj., of [[Hipponax]], in the [[style]] of [[Hipponax]], Hipponactean: [[praeconium]], i. e. a [[bitter]], [[biting]] [[poem]] (of [[Licinius]] [[Calvus]]), Cic. Fam. 7, 24, 1.—Subst.: Hippōnacteus, i, m. (sc. [[versus]]), the [[sort]] of iambic [[verse]] invented by [[Hipponax]]: senarios et Hipponacteos effugere vix possumus, Cic. Or. 56, 189.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Hippōnax</b>, actis, m. ([[Ἱππῶναξ]]), poète satirique d’Éphèse : Cic. Nat. 3, 91.
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{{Georges
|georg=Hippōnax, actis, m. ([[Ἱππῶναξ]]), [[ein]] Jambendichter aus [[Ephesus]] (lebte 540 v. Chr. zu Klazomenä, dah. [[auch]] Clazomenius zubenannt), Erfinder [[des]] σκάζων (hinkenden Jambus), [[dessen]] beißende Gedichte [[einige]] so zur [[Verzweiflung]] brachten, daß [[sie]] [[sich]] erhängten, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 91. – Dav. Hippōnactēus, a, um (Ἱππωνάκτειος), hipponaktëisch, [[praeconium]], beißend, Cic. ep. 7, 24, 1: in oratione Hipponacteos (σκάζοντας) effugere [[vix]] posse, Cic. or. 189.
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{{wkpen
|wketx=[[Hipponax]] (Ancient Greek: [[Ἱππῶναξ]]; gen.: Ἱππώνακτος; fl. late 6th c. BC), of [[Ephesus]] and later Clazomenae, was an Ancient Greek [[iambic]] [[poet]] who composed verses depicting the vulgar side of life in Ionian society in the sixth century BC. He was celebrated by ancient authors for his malicious wit (especially for his attacks on some contemporary sculptors, Bupalus and Athenis), and he was reputed to be physically deformed (a reputation that might have been inspired by the nature of his poetry). Little of his work survives despite its interest to Alexandrian scholars, who collected it in two or three books. He influenced Alexandrian poets searching for alternative styles and uses of language, such as Callimachus and Herodas, and his colourful reputation as an acerbic, social critic also made him a popular subject for verse, as in this epigram by Theocritus rendered here in prose.
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