Nicostratus () was a Greek playwright of the Middle Comedy. He was said to be the youngest son of Aristophanes. Photius claims that Nicostratus leaped from the Leucadian Rock due to an unrequited love for a woman named Tettigidaea (, meaning "Cicada-like") from Myrrinous, and thus was "cured" of his love.Photius, Cod, 190, p. 153, ed. Bekk.
Surviving titles and fragments The following twenty three titles, along with associated fragments, are all that survive of Nicostratus' work:
Favorite Slave Female Love-Rival Antyllus Man Being Driven Away Kings The Accuser Hecate Hesiod The Hierophant The Bed Laconians The Cook Oenopion The Bird-Catcher Pandarus Pandrosus Woman Swimming Alongside Citizens Wealth The Syrian The Moneylender The Falsely-Branded The Bustard-Bird
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