---
name: Menander of Athens
name_greek: Μένανδρος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: hps
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/menander-of-athens-hps"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Attic Comedy
works_count: 43
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Menander of Athens

*Μένανδρος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `hps` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/menander-of-athens-hps)

Menander, Athenian comic playwright of the Hellenistic period. Surviving comedies and fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Apparition](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-apparition-hps-av) — *Φάντασμα* · `hps-av`
- [Arbitration](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-arbitration-hps-az) — *Διαιτησία* · `hps-az`
- [Carthaginian](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-carthaginian-hps-ax) — *Καρχηδόνιος* · `hps-ax`
- [Citharist](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-citharist-hps-ba) — *Κιθαριστής* · `hps-ba`
- [Citharists, Fragments Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-citharists-fragments-hps-af) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Κιθαριστῶν* · `hps-af`
- [Colax](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-colax-hps-bp) — *Κόλαξ* · `hps-bp`
- [Colax, Fragments Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-colax-fragments-hps-ak) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Κόλακος* · `hps-ak`
- [Coneazomenae](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-coneazomenae-hps-ay) — *Κονεαζόμεναι* · `hps-ay`
- [Double Deceiver](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-double-deceiver-hps-ar) — *Διπλοῦς Ἀπατεών* · `hps-ar`
- [Doubtful Fragment](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-doubtful-fragment-hps-as) — *Ἀμφίβολον Ἀπόσπασμα* · `hps-as`
- [Dubious Theophorumenae Fragment](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-theophorumenae-hps-am) — *Ἀμφίβολον Ἀπόσπασμα Θεοφορουμένης* · `hps-am`
- [Dyscolus](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-dyscolus-hps-bm) — *Δύσκολος* · `hps-bm`
- [Fragments of Arbitration](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-arbitration-hps-ao) — *Ἀποσπάσματα τῆς Διαιτησίας* · `hps-ao`
- [Fragments of Carthaginians Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-carthaginians-fragments-hps-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Καρχηδονίων* · `hps-ac`
- [Fragments of Georgus Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-georgus-fragments-hps-ag) — *Ἀποσπάσματα τοῦ Γεωργοῦ* · `hps-ag`
- [Fragments of Hero Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-hero-fragments-hps-aj) — *Ἀποσπάσματα τοῦ Ἥρωος* · `hps-aj`
- [Fragments of the Asp Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-asp-fragments-hps-ah) — *Ἀποσπάσματα τῆς Ἀσπίδος* · `hps-ah`
- [Fragments of the Double Deceiver Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-double-deceiver-hps-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα τοῦ Διπλοῦ Ἀπατεῶνος* · `hps-aa`
- [Fragments on Fortune and Folly](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-fortune-folly-hps-be) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Τύχης καὶ Ἀφροσύνης* · `hps-be`
- [Fragments on Household and Fortune](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-household-fortune-hps-bc) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Οἴκου καὶ Τύχης* · `hps-bc`
- [Fragments on Poverty and Conduct](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-poverty-conduct-hps-bb) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Πενίας καὶ Ἀγωγῆς* · `hps-bb`
- [Fragments on Poverty and Labor](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-poverty-labor-hps-bd) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Πενίας καὶ Πόνου* · `hps-bd`
- [Fragments on Poverty and Social Life](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-poverty-social-life-hps-bg) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Πενίας καὶ Κοινωνικοῦ Βίου* · `hps-bg`
- [Georgus](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-georgus-hps-bn) — *Γεωργός* · `hps-bn`
- [Girl with Her Hair Cut Short](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-girl-with-her-hair-cut-short-hps-al) — *Ἡ Κομψικεκαρμένη* · `hps-al`
- [Hero](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-hero-hps-bq) — *Ἥρως* · `hps-bq`
- [Longer Fragments Preserved by Other Authors](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-longer-fragments-hps-ab) — *Μακρότερα Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hps-ab`
- [Menander's Comedic Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-comedic-fragments-hps-bf) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hps-bf`
- [Misumenus](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-misumenus-hps-bh) — *Μισούμενος* · `hps-bh`
- [Misumenus Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-misumenus-fragments-hps-aq) — *Μισούμενος Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hps-aq`
- [New Fragments of Misumenus](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-new-misumenus-hps-an) — *Νέα Ἀποσπάσματα Μισουμένου* · `hps-an`
- [Perinthia](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-perinthia-hps-bi) — *Περίνθια* · `hps-bi`
- [Perinthia, Fragments Known from Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-perinthia-fragments-hps-ad) — *Περίνθια Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hps-ad`
- [Samian Woman](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-samian-woman-hps-at) — *Σαμία* · `hps-at`
- [Sentences from Papyrus](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-papyrus-sentences-hps-ap) — *Γνῶμαι ἐκ Παπύρου* · `hps-ap`
- [Shield](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-shield-hps-bo) — *Ἀσπίς* · `hps-bo`
- [Sicyonian](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-sicyon-hps-bl) — *Σικυώνιος* · `hps-bl`
- [Sicyonian Fragments Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-sicyonian-fragments-hps-ai) — *Σικυώνιος Ἀποσπάσματα* · `hps-ai`
- [Single-Line Sentences (Long Recension)](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-sentences-hps-bj) — *Γνῶμαι* · `hps-bj`
- [Single-Line Sentences (Short Recension)](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-sentences-hps-bk) — *Γνῶμαι* · `hps-bk`
- [Theophorumenae Fragments Known Elsewhere](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-theophorumenae-fragments-hps-ae) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Θεοφορουμένης* · `hps-ae`
- [Theophorumene](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-theophorumene-hps-aw) — *Θεοφορουμένη* · `hps-aw`
- [Uncertain Fable](https://eulogikon.org/works/menander-athens-uncertain-fable-hps-au) — *Ἄδηλος Μῦθος* · `hps-au`

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