Smikrines
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Smikrines is a central character in Menander’s ancient Greek comedy "Epitrepontes," typically portrayed as a curmudgeonly, miserly old man whose attitudes drive much of the play’s conflict.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
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dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Epitrepontes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | surviving papyrus fragments of Epitrepontes ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Menander of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkType | Athenian domestic comedy ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterInTradition | Ancient Greek comedy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Menander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives | much of the conflict in Epitrepontes ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArchetype | miser ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | senex ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole | father-in-law in the play’s family network ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | Σμικρίνης ⓘ |
| hasRoleInWork | central character in Menander’s Epitrepontes ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
authoritarian
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distrustful ⓘ greedy ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ stingy ⓘ |
| influences | development of the plot in Epitrepontes ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
classical philological studies
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scholarly commentary on Menander ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Ἐπιτρέποντες ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
curmudgeonly old man
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ill-tempered ⓘ miserly ⓘ suspicious ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| workTitleLatinized | Epitrepontes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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