Character guide

Unknown

major

Also known as myself, yer

The unnamed narrator or focal character, present throughout many tales.

Death

major

Also known as Death Death

Personification of death, appears in multiple tales as a character.

Pan

major

Also known as Horned Pan, memorable Pan, O Pan

The god Pan, central figure in tales of his death and tomb.

Odysseus

supporting

The Greek hero, appears in a tale with Death.

Charon

supporting

Also known as Charon Charon

The ferryman of the dead, appears in his own tale.

The Hare

supporting

Also known as Hare

The boastful hare from the fable, appears in a true history tale.

The Tortoise

supporting

Also known as damned Tortoise

The slow but steady tortoise from the fable.

Winter

supporting

Personification of winter, appears as a character in tales.

Spring

supporting

Personification of spring, appears in town and other tales.

The North Wind

minor

Personified wind, appears in wind and fog tale.

Mother Earth

supporting

Also known as Mother

Personification of Earth, speaks with the poet.

Time

supporting

Also known as Great clumsy Time

Personification of time, appears in several tales.

Fame

minor

Also known as Lovely Fame

Personification of fame, appears as a character.

Notoriety

minor

Personification of notoriety, appears alongside fame.

Helen of Troy

minor

Also known as Helen

The legendary beauty, appears in a tale.

King Seti

minor

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, appears in a tale.

Puritan

minor

A Puritan figure, appears as a character in a tale.

Pegasus

minor

The winged horse, appears in a tale.

Thlūnrāna

minor

A mysterious entity or place, appears in a tale of enemy arrival.

The Devil

minor

The devil, appears briefly in a tale.

Furrow-Maker

minor

A personified figure, appears in his own tale.

The High Muses

minor

Also known as the Muses

The mythological muses, invoked or appearing in tales.