# Phantastes — Character guide

> Key figures in Phantastes by George MacDonald.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The first-person narrator and focal character of the main story.
- [Cosmo von Wehrstahl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/cosmo_von_wehrstahl.md): A student who becomes obsessed with a magical lady in a mirror.
- [The Lady](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/the_lady.md): A mysterious woman from the mirror who enchants Cosmo.
- [The Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/the_knight.md): A chivalrous figure encountered in the fairy world.
- [The Woman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/the_woman.md): A female presence in the narrative, often maternal or guiding.
- [Sir Aglovaile](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/sir_aglovaile.md): A knight appearing in the fairy-tale segments.
- [Sir Percivale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/sir_percivale.md): A knight of Arthurian legend referenced in the story.
- [Steinwald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/steinwald.md): A character associated with Cosmo's academic circle.
- [The Ash](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/the_ash.md): A sentient tree or spirit in the fairy landscape.
- [Pocket](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/pocket.md): A small creature or fairy encountered by the narrator.
- [Ceres](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/ceres.md): The Roman goddess of agriculture, referenced in the narrative.
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/v.md): A mysterious figure or initialed character.
- [The Speaker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/the_speaker.md): A rhetorical or narrative voice within the text.
- [Some Hero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/some_hero.md): A generic adventurous figure in the fairy world.
- [Pygmalion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/pygmalion.md): The mythological sculptor, referenced in the narrative.
- [Apostle John](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/apostle_john.md): The biblical apostle, referenced in the text.
- [Anodos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/anodos.md): The protagonist of the framing narrative.
- [Sir Percival](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/phantastes_se/characters/sir_percival.md): Another spelling of the Arthurian knight.

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