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Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), another warrior-king, famed for his cunning, who is the main character of another (roughly equally ancient) epic, the Odyssey. Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), beloved companion of Achilles. Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ), an old Achaean warrior, greatly trusted by Achilles, who acts as mediator between Achilles and Agamemnon.
Sir Nicholas Vaux is a minor character in the scene leading to Buckingham's execution in Henry VIII. Vaux is a minor character of the Lancastrian party in Henry VI, Part 2. Ventidius is a follower of Antony in Antony and Cleopatra. Sir Richard Vernon is a follower of the rebel forces in Henry IV, Part 1. Virgilia is the title character's wife ...
In Jewish law and history, Acharonim (Hebrew: אחרונים, romanized: Aḥaronim, Modern Israeli Hebrew: [ʔaχ(a)ʁoˈnim], Biblical Hebrew: [ʔaħ(a)roˈnim]; lit. ' last ones ' ; sing. אחרון , Aḥaron ) are the leading rabbis and poskim (Jewish legal decisors) living from roughly the 16th century to the present, and more ...
Pages in category "Characters in the Odyssey" The following 121 pages are in this category, out of 121 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Although not mentioned in the Odyssey of Homer, which the Aeneid is a sequel to, Achaemenides is significant for being one of two known members of Odysseus' crew in literature to survive the return journey to Ithaca, along with Macareus (as every ship besides the flagship was destroyed by the Laestrygonian giants, and those besides Odysseus on ...
An anthology of 20 poems collected and published by William Jaggard that were attributed to "W. Shakespeare" on the title page, only five of which are considered authentically Shakespearean. The Phoenix and the Turtle: 1601 A Lover's Complaint: 1609 Shakespeare's Sonnets: 1609 A Funeral Elegy: 1612 No longer attributed to Shakespeare by most ...
Numerous characters are clowns, or are comic characters originally played by the clowns in Shakespeare's company. See also Fool and Shakespearian fool. A cobbler and a carpenter are among the crowd of commoners gathered to welcome Caesar home enthusiastically in the opening scene of Julius Caesar. Cobweb is a fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
An extensive list of Penelope's suitors is given in the Bibliotheca. [21] This source does not appear to fully respect the Homeric tradition, as the numbers are different and not all of those named in the Odyssey appear in the Bibliotheca. Due to the text being damaged, some of the names are repeated several times and the lists for Dulichium ...