# Nicostratus — The Decameron character guide

> Nicostratus in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0069-the-sixth-story

## Who they are

An aging Argive nobleman whose young wife Lydia, tired of his years, schemes to bed his trusted servant Pyrrhus right under his nose.

## Relationships

### [Lydia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/lydia)

_romantic_

Lydia, married to Nicostratus, deceives him to carry on an affair with his servant, showing a manipulative and adulterous dynamic.

### [Lydia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/lydia)

_romantic_

Lydia, married to Nicostratus, deceives him to carry on an affair with his servant, showing a manipulative and adulterous dynamic.

### [Lydia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/characters/lydia)

_romantic_

Lydia, married to Nicostratus, deceives him to carry on an affair with his servant, showing a manipulative and adulterous dynamic.

## In the story

### [The Ninth Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_decameron_se/chapters/the-ninth-story)

Nobleman of Argos, elderly husband of Lydia, who is deceived by her actions.

## Links

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