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Antiphon (the dream-interpreter)

Antiphon

also: Antiphon, Antiphonti, Antiphontem

A Greek interpreter of dreams (often identified with Antiphon of Rhamnus, author of a treatise on dreams), cited for clever reversals of other interpreters' readings. Cicero uses his contrary verdicts to expose the arbitrariness of dream-interpretation. (May duplicate existing person:antiphon-rhamnusius.)

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