They are said to go back at least to the Greek poet Lycophron, in the third century BCE; but this relies on an account of Lycophron given by John Tzetzes in the 12th century.
Hovorí sa, že sa vrátili aspoň k gréckemu básnikovi Lycophronovi, v treťom storočí pred nl; ale toto sa spolieha na vysvetlenie Lycophron, ktoré dal John Tzetzes v 12. storočí.