Abstract
Gregory of Nazianzus and Anaxilas the comic poet . In the fifth epistle of Gregory of Nazianzus, two words are open to discussion. The adjective λαμνρός, of Semitic origin, originally means «impressive», then weakens and eventually means «a seducer». Βοτρύων comes from a mistake by the copist. It is suggested to read Βοτρύνων, a «cattle-drover», and to see in that word the subtitle of a lost comedy by Anaxilas. The comparison of the couple formed by Gregory and his friend Basil with a pair of duettists in an old attic comedy shows that the play was still extant in the fourth century A. D. It also throws light on the lay culture of the Cappadocians.
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