Menippus
3rd-century BC Greek Cynic satirist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the orator, see Menippus of Stratonikeia.
For greek myth figure, see Menippus (mythology).
Menippus of Gadara (/məˈnɪpəs/; Greek: Μένιππος ὁ Γαδαρεύς Menippos ho Gadareus; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Cynic satirist. The Menippean satire genre is named after him. His works, all of which are lost, were an important influence on Varro and Lucian, who ranks Menippus with Antisthenes, Diogenes, and Crates as among the most notable of the Cynics.