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The Decameron · Character

Cimon

A Cypriot nobleman's son so brutish he seems beyond teaching, until one glimpse of Iphigenia transforms him into Cyprus's most accomplished gentleman.

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Also known as Pasimondas, thy Cimon

First appearance: The First Story

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Cimon is the embarrassment of his father Aristippus's house: hulking, uncouth, and seemingly incapable of letters or courtesy, kept in the countryside like a beast. Love arrives as a literal ambush — he stumbles upon…

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Moral and Romantic Adventures
  • Marital Deception
  • Love and Deception

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this story, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Lisa, a lowborn apothecary’s daughter, is cons…

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