Eunuchus

Eunuchus ( = The eunuchs ) is a based on a play by Menander comedy by Terence ( Publius Terentius Afer = ). It was 161 BC listed at the ludi Mega Lenses for the first time.

Translations into German there is the Prince-Bishop of Brixen Sebastian Sprenz (* about 1480, † 1525) and from the Ulm Mayor Hans Neithart.

People

• Phaedria, a young Athenian
• Pármeno, his slave
• Thais, a courtesan
• Gnatho, a parasite
• Chaerea, Phaedrias brother
• Thraso, a soldier
• Pythias, slave of Thais
• Chremes, a young Athenian
• Antipho, a young Athenian
• Doria, slave of Thais
• Dorus, a eunuch
• Sanga, slave of Thraso
• Sophrona, a nurse
• Laches, father of Phaedria and Chaerea

Action

The young Athenians Phaedria loves originating from the stranger courtesan Thais, but has the boastful soldier Thraso a rival. He wants to give her an Ethiopian slave and the eunuch Dorus. Thraso in turn gives her a young girl Pamphila that had been stolen as an infant from Attica and sold. Thais want the Athenian citizens Chremes, Pamphilas brother back, so as to gain a protector in Athens. However Phaedrias Chaerea brother falls in love with Pamphila and can be dressed up on the advice of Parmenio Phaedrias slaves out as Dorus bring in Thais ' house, where he raped Pamphila and flees. At the end, after everything was cleared up he will get them to wife, and Phaedria and Thraso share the Thais.