The Woman from Pontus
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The Woman from Pontus is a lost comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Diphilus, likely centered on a female character from the Black Sea region of Pontus and typical of New Comedy’s focus on domestic and social themes.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Woman from Sinope | 1 |
| The Woman from Thasos | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lost ancient Greek comedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ |
| associatedPlaywrightMovement | New Comedy playwrights GENERATED ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | securely attributed to Diphilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Diphilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacterType | woman from Pontus ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Athenian theatre ⓘ |
| currentStatus | lost work ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy ⓘ |
| dramaticPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownThrough |
fragmentary quotations
ⓘ
later ancient references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
Greek drama
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Ancient Greek New Comedy ⓘ |
| originalStatus | stage play ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| probableSettingArea | Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| probableSettingRegion | Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedRegionInTitle | Pontus GENERATED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | interpersonal and household affairs ⓘ |
| survival | known only from fragments and testimonia ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
domestic life
ⓘ
social relations ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 3rd century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| workStatus | extant only in fragments ⓘ |
| workTitleType | conventional English title ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.