Andria (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Terence
- First Published: 166
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Second century
- Setting: Athens
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Parents and children, Love or romance, Slavery or slaves, Mistaken or secret identity, Fathers, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Impostors or imposture, Second century
- Locales: Athens, ancient, Greece, ancient
Characters Discussed
Simo (SIH-moh), an aged Athenian. An outspoken, philosophical man, Simo has arranged a marriage between his son Pamphilus and Philumena, the daughter of his friend Chremes. Chremes breaks the engagement when it is discovered that Pamphilus is enamored of Glycerium, the sister of a courtesan. To test his son’s fidelity, Simo goes ahead with preparations for the wedding. Advised of this ruse, Pamphilus pretends to agree to the marriage, but to his distress, Chremes renews the offer of his daughter’s hand. Chremes then discovers that Glycerium has borne...
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