Philotas (Greek: Φιλώτας; lived 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek dithyrambic poet and musician, the disciple of Philoxenus of Cythera. He is considered only worthy of notice as having once gained a victory over his great contemporary Timotheus of Miletus.

• Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Philotas", Boston (1867).
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