This play takes place outside two houses in the village of Phyle, a shrine of Pan, who causes a young lad to fall in love with Myrrhine.
In one scene of this work, a character laments the stubbornness of a sheep he will sacrifice, while in another, a character fails to find romantic advice from a slave. Those two characters, Sikon and Geta, carry a different character outside of his house and ask for seven tripods, twelve tables, and nine rugs. Trouble begins when Simiche drops a bucket down a well and another character gets stuck trying to retrieve it. Kallipides has second thoughts about his children's marriages towards the end of this work and one character compares (*) Gorgias to Atlas after he himself drops a rope three times. This play takes place outside two houses in the village of Phyle, a shrine of Pan, who causes a young lad to fall in love with Myrrhine. Knemon, the titular character, tries to prevent Sostratos from marrying his daughter but has a change of heart in, for 10 points, what play by the forerunner of Greek New Comedy, Menander?
In one scene of this work, a character laments the stubbornness of a sheep he will sacrifice, while in another, a character fails to find romantic advice from a slave.
{Dyskolos} or The {Grouch}