The Woman from Naxos

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The Woman from Naxos is a lost comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Diphilus, likely centered on a female character from the Aegean island of Naxos.

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instanceOf lost ancient Greek comedy
play
work of ancient Greek literature
associatedPlace Naxos NERFINISHED
author Diphilus NERFINISHED
centuryOfCreation 3rd century BCE
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext Hellenistic Greece NERFINISHED
dramaticForm comic drama
genre comedy
hasFragmentaryEvidence yes
language Ancient Greek
likelyMainCharacterType woman from Naxos
literaryTradition Attic New Comedy NERFINISHED
medium theatrical performance
originalPerformanceLanguage Ancient Greek
partOf corpus of plays by Diphilus
probablePerformanceLocation Greek-speaking world
relatedAuthor Menander NERFINISHED
Philemon NERFINISHED
status lost
subjectMatter female character from the island of Naxos
survivalStatus known only from later references and fragments
workTitleInEnglish The Woman from Naxos NERFINISHED

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Diphilus hasWork The Woman from Naxos