# King Solomon’s Mines — Character guide

> Key figures in King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard.

- [Sir Henry Curtis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/sir_henry_curtis.md): A wealthy English gentleman who funds the expedition to find his lost brother.
- [Captain John Good](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/captain_good.md): A retired naval officer with a monocle who joins the expedition to Kukuanaland.
- [Allan Quatermain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/allan_quatermain.md): The narrator and elephant hunter who leads the expedition to Solomon's Mines.
- [Ignosi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/ignosi.md): The rightful heir to the Kukuanaland throne who travels with the white men.
- [Twala](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/twala.md): The usurper king of the Kukuanas who rules with cruelty and superstition.
- [Gagool](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/gagool.md): An ancient and malevolent witch-finder who serves King Twala.
- [Infadoos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/infadoos.md): A Kukuana chief and uncle to Ignosi who becomes a key ally.
- [Foulata](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/foulata.md): A beautiful Kukuana woman who helps the white men and falls in love.
- [Scragga](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/scragga.md): Twala's cruel and cowardly son who accompanies his father.
- [Khiva](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/khiva.md): A Zulu servant who sacrifices himself to save Captain Good.
- [Ventvögel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/ventvogel.md): A Hottentot tracker who guides the expedition through the desert.
- [Jim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/jim.md): Quatermain's loyal Zulu servant who accompanies the expedition.
- [George Curtis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/george_curtis.md): Sir Henry's lost younger brother who disappeared seeking the mines.
- [Neville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/neville.md): The alias used by George Curtis while traveling in Africa.
- [José da Silvestra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/jose_da_silvestra.md): A 16th-century Portuguese explorer who left a map to the mines.
- [Imotu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/imotu.md): The former king of the Kukuanas and father of Ignosi.
- [Evans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/evans.md): A sailor who dies during the voyage to Africa.
- [Old Dom da Silvestra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/king_solomon_s_mines_se/characters/old_da_silvestra.md): The aged Portuguese explorer who died in the mountains near the mines.

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