# The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám — Character guide

> Key figures in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

- [Omar Khayyám](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/omar_khayyam.md): The astronomer-poet of Persia, central figure and narrator of the Rubáiyát.
- [Monsieur Nicolas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/monsieur_nicolas.md): French translator and commentator on Omar Khayyám's work.
- [Hasan Ben Sabbáh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/hasan_ben_sabbah.md): Founder of the Assassins sect, a historical figure mentioned in the preface.
- [Nizám ul Mulk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/nizam_ul_mulk.md): Vizier to the Seljuk sultan, a historical figure and schoolmate of Omar.
- [Lucretius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/lucretius.md): Roman poet and philosopher, referenced for his Epicurean views.
- [Háfiz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/hafiz.md): Persian lyric poet, often compared to Omar Khayyám.
- [The Súfi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/the_sufi.md): Mystical figure representing Sufi philosophy in the text.
- [The Bonhomme](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/the_bonhomme.md): Generic everyman figure used in philosophical musings.
- [Sultán](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/sultan.md): Title for a ruler, appearing in quatrains as a symbol of power.
- [Bahrám](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/bahram.md): Ancient Persian king, mentioned in a quatrain about mortality.

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