Girl (Knemon’s daughter)
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Girl (Knemon’s daughter) is a central female character in Menander’s ancient Greek comedy "Dyskolos," known primarily as the reclusive old man Knemon’s modest and marriage-sought daughter.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
female character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dyskolos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLiteraryTradition | Ancient Greek New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Menander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pan (through the sanctuary near her home) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family reconciliation
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| betrothedTo | Sostratos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf | Dyskolos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
marriageable daughter
ⓘ
young maiden ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
modest
ⓘ
obedient ⓘ shy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Menander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| desiredBy | Sostratos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelation | daughter of a misanthrope ⓘ |
| hasFather | Knemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHalfBrother | Gorgias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoPersonalNameInText | true ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | freeborn Athenian girl ⓘ |
| hasSuitor | Sostratos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDaughterOf | Knemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| livesWith | Knemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Sostratos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Knemon’s softening
ⓘ
motivates Sostratos’ transformation ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Gorgias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Knemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Phyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesNear | Pan’s sanctuary at Phyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWorkComposition | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| workFirstPerformedAt | Lenaia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSetting | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workWonPrizeAt | Lenaia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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