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Araros
Araros (Greek: ), son of Aristophanes, born in 387 BCE, was an Athenian comic poet of the Middle Comedy. His brothers Philippus and Nicostratus were also comic poets. Aristophanes first introduced him to public notice as the principal actor (hypocrites) in his play "Plutus" (388 BCE), the last comedy which he exhibited in his own name. Aristophanes wrote two more comedies, "Cocalus" and "Aeolosikon", which were brought out in the name of Araros, probably very soon
, a description of a wedding
All that we know of Araros' dramatic character is contained in the following passage of Alexis, who, however, was his rival: "I want you to taste some water: I have a big water well inside more frigid than Araros".