Timostratus () was an Ancient Greek comic poet, who was active in the early second century BC. His son Ariston and his grandson Poses were also comic poets.
Inscriptions indicate that Timostratus came sixth in the Dionysia of 188 BC with the comedy The Ransomed Man ()IG II² 2323,141. and came fourth in the Dionysia of 183 BC with Lover of his Relatives ().IG II² 2323,155. It is unclear whether he was the author of The Reciprocal Benefactor (), which came third in 177 BC.IG II² 2323,180; the name of the poet is only partially preserved, so it could be Timotheus or Timoxenus. In addition, the ancient lexicographers transmit five further titles: The No-Hoper (), The Naturalised Citizen (), The Deposit (), Pan () und Lover of his Master (). John Stobaeus (4.50.13) quotes two lines from one of his works, dealing with the conflict between generations.
References
Bibliography Rudolf Kassel, Colin Austin (ed.): Poetae Comici Graeci. Vol. 7. De Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1989, pp. 783–6.
Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, "Timostratos 2" in Der Neue Pauly (DNP). 12/1, Metzler, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-476-01482-7, Sp. 595.