Aristophanes

n. ancient Greek dramatist (known for his comedies "The Clouds" and "Lysistrata")

Aristophanes, son of Philippus (Greek: , IPA: , ca. 456 BC – ca. 386 BC) was a Greek Old Comic dramatist. He is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy. [1]
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Noun
1. an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
(hypernym) dramatist, playwright

n. Aristophanes, Father of Comedy, (c.448-c.388 BC), Greek playwright and one of the greatest of the ancient writers of comedy

Aristophanes (448?-380 BC) Athenian comedic playwright, of whose 44 plays 11 survive -- the only complete Greek comedies to reach modern times. Well-thought of as a person, he is mentioned in Plato's Symposium as among the noblest of men. His penetration, patriotism, sarcasm and satire, scorn of what is evil and base, imagination, command of language, and technical skill make him one of the great writers of comedies of all time. {SD}