homo Aristophaneus UK /ˈhɒməʊ æɹɪsˌtɒfəˈniːəs/US /ˈhɑmoʊ æɹɪsˌtɑfəˈniəs/ noun1 •(rare) A person with the characteristics and nature depicted in the comedies of the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 B.C.E.) as a literary figure, rather than a historically accurate Athenian person; an Aristophanic man.