← All characters

Timon of Athens · Character

Old Athenian

An Athenian who objects to his daughter marrying Lucilius without a dowry.

minor

Also known as Old Athenian Thou hast a servant named Lucilius

First appearance: act i scene i

See Old Athenian in act i scene iBook page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

Character Web

11 connections

A slice of how Old Athenian sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

TITimonFLFlaminiusSEServiliusLULuciliusISIsidoreOAOld Athenian

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Sycophants and debt collectors
  • Protagonist
  • False friends and creditors

+6 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Timon’s discovery of gold triggers his emotional and psychological peak: a furious, misanthropic tirade agains…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading
See Old Athenian in act i scene i