Philotas (musician)

Philotas (in Greek Φιλωτας; 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)

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