# Hudibras — Character guide

> Key figures in Hudibras by Samuel Butler.

- [Hudibras](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/hudibras.md): A pompous, hypocritical Presbyterian knight who embarks on absurd adventures with his squire.
- [Ralpho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/ralpho.md): Hudibras's independent-minded squire, a radical sectary who often debates his master.
- [Sidrophel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/sidrophel.md): A fraudulent astrologer and magician whom Hudibras consults.
- [Whachum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/whachum.md): Sidrophel's cunning assistant and accomplice in his schemes.
- [Talgol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/talgol.md): A fierce butcher and champion in the bear-baiting riot.
- [Crowdero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/crowdero.md): A fiddler and one of the combatants in the bear-baiting fray.
- [Orsin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/orsin.md): A bear-ward who leads the attack on Hudibras.
- [Bruin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/bruin.md): The bear baited in the riot, a central figure in the first canto.
- [Trulla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/trulla.md): A fierce Amazonian woman who fights in the bear-baiting brawl.
- [Cerdon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/cerdon.md): A cobbler and combatant in the riot, later a minor character.
- [Magnano](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/magnano.md): A tinker and fighter in the bear-baiting conflict.
- [Cerberus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/cerberus.md): The three-headed dog of myth, referenced as a character in the narrative.
- [Oliver Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/oliver_cromwell.md): The Lord Protector, frequently alluded to as a political figure.
- [Romulus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/romulus.md): Mythical founder of Rome, mentioned in passing comparisons.
- [Aeneas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/aeneas.md): Trojan hero, referenced in classical allusions.
- [John Duns Scotus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/john_duns_scotus.md): Medieval scholastic philosopher, mocked for obscure reasoning.
- [Thomas Aquinas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/thomas_aquinas.md): Scholastic theologian, cited in Hudibras's pedantic arguments.
- [Muhammad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/muhammad.md): Prophet of Islam, mentioned in religious satire.
- [Chiron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/chiron.md): Centaur tutor of Achilles, referenced in classical allusions.
- [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/joan_of_arc.md): French heroine and legendary female pope, used in satirical comparisons.
- [Taliacotius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/taliacotius.md): Renaissance surgeon known for nose grafts, mentioned in mockery.
- [Roger Bacon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/roger_bacon.md): Medieval philosopher and scientist, referenced as a magician.
- [Satan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/satan.md): The devil, invoked in religious satire and oaths.
- [Raymund Lully](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/raymund_lully.md): Medieval alchemist and philosopher, mentioned in occult contexts.
- [Ignatius Loyola](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/ignatius_loyola.md): Founder of the Jesuits, satirized as a schemer.
- [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/julius_caesar.md): Roman dictator, used in historical comparisons.
- [Pygmalion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/pygmalion.md): Mythical sculptor, referenced in classical allusions.
- [Montaigne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/montaigne.md): French essayist, cited in philosophical digressions.
- [Hercules](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/hercules.md): Mythological hero, used in epic comparisons.
- [Martin Luther](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/martin_luther.md): Protestant reformer, referenced in religious satire.
- [Pyrrho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/pyrrho.md): Greek skeptic philosopher, mentioned in philosophical jokes.
- [Prometheus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/prometheus.md): Titan who gave fire to humans, referenced in classical allusions.
- [Paracelsus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/paracelsus.md): Renaissance physician and alchemist, mentioned in occult contexts.
- [Philip Nye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/philip_nye.md): Puritan clergyman, satirized as a religious hypocrite.
- [Bongey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/bongey.md): A minor character, possibly a servant or local figure.
- [Caligula](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/caligula.md): Roman emperor, used as a byword for tyranny.
- [King Charles II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/king_charles_ii.md): The restored monarch, referenced in political satire.
- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/adam.md): First man in the Bible, mentioned in theological jokes.
- [Cupid](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/cupid.md): God of love, referenced in romantic satire.
- [Lob](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/lob.md): A rustic or clownish character, possibly a servant.
- [Eve](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/eve.md): First woman in the Bible, mentioned in theological satire.
- [Virgil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/virgil.md): Roman poet, referenced in classical allusions.
- [Pliny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/pliny.md): Roman naturalist, cited in mock-scholarly notes.
- [William Pryn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/william_pryn.md): Puritan pamphleteer, satirized for his zeal.
- [Alexander Ross](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/alexander_ross.md): Scottish writer and controversialist, mocked in the poem.
- [Apollo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/apollo.md): God of poetry, invoked in mock-epic conventions.
- [Homer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/homer.md): Ancient Greek poet, referenced as epic source.
- [Echo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/echo.md): Nymph from myth, used in a punning exchange.
- [Madam Bennet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/madam_bennet.md): A procuress or bawd, mentioned in satirical context.
- [Plato](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/plato.md): Greek philosopher, cited in philosophical satire.
- [Copernicus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/copernicus.md): Astronomer, referenced in Sidrophel's pseudo-science.
- [Sarah Jimmers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/sarah_jimmers.md): A woman mentioned in passing, possibly a local figure.
- [Lord Napier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/lord_napier.md): Scottish mathematician, inventor of logarithms, referenced.
- [Demosthenes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/demosthenes.md): Greek orator, used in rhetorical comparisons.
- [Sir William Davenant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/sir_william_davenant.md): Poet laureate, mentioned in literary satire.
- [Doomsday Sedgwick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/doomsday_sedgwick.md): A Puritan preacher, satirized for his apocalyptic sermons.
- [Anaxagoras](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/hudibras_se/characters/anaxagoras.md): Pre-Socratic philosopher, mentioned in philosophical jokes.

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