proper nounSōphronSOPHRON☆ KeepMeaninga Greek composer of mimesLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SOPHRONLEWIS & SHORTSOPHRONSōphron, ŏnis, m., = Σώφρων, I. a Greek composer of mimes, Varr. L. L. 5, § 179 Müll.; Quint. 1, 10, 17.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologySophronSophron (Σώφρων), of Syracuse, the son of Agathocles and Damnasyllis, was the principal writer, and in one sense the inventor, of that species of comp…