The Metamorphoses of Ovid · Character Index
714 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.
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Major figures
- Jupiter — 121 relationships · ruler of the world
- Apollo — 63 relationships · sun god
- Juno — 59 relationships · goddess
- Hercules — 51 relationships · hero
- Perseus — 47 relationships · hero
- Bacchus — 42 relationships · infant god
- Actæon — 39 relationships · hunter
- Ulysses — 36 relationships · hero
- Mercury — 34 relationships · messenger of Jupiter
- Neptune — 34 relationships · god of the sea
- Venus — 34 relationships · goddess
- Minerva — 32 relationships · goddess who animates man
- Theseus — 28 relationships · hero
- Ceres — 25 relationships · goddess
- Medea — 25 relationships · daughter of Hecate
- Cadmus — 24 relationships · son of Agenor
- Cephalus — 23 relationships · son of Æolus
- Diana — 23 relationships · goddess of the Moon
- Circe — 21 relationships · enchantress
- Minos — 20 relationships · king
- Acheloüs — 18 relationships · river god
- Æacus — 18 relationships · king
- Phaëton — 17 relationships · son of Clymene
- Aglauros — 16 relationships · virgin
By house
Unaffiliated (83)
- Procris — 13 relationships · wife of Cephalus
- Erectheus — 9 relationships · king of Athens
- Orithyïa — 8 relationships · daughter of Erectheus
- Narcissus — 7 relationships · youth
- Adonis — 6 relationships · infant son of Myrrha
- Agenor — 6 relationships · father
- Clytie — 6 relationships · maiden
- Echo — 6 relationships · Nymph
- Hermaphroditus — 6 relationships · youth
- Iolaüs — 6 relationships · hero
- Pallas (father of Clytus and Butes) — 6 relationships · father of Clytus and Butes
- Pan — 6 relationships · god
- Plexippus — 6 relationships · hero
- Toxeus — 6 relationships · hero
- Althæa — 5 relationships
- Amphiaraüs — 5 relationships · seer
- Ceyx — 5 relationships · king
- Cybele — 5 relationships · goddess
- Eurytus — 5 relationships · hero
- Halcyone — 5 relationships · daughter of Scyron
- Hebe — 5 relationships · daughter of Juno; wife of Hercules
- Hippomenes — 5 relationships · youth
- Hyllus — 5 relationships · son of Deïanira and Hercules
- Ilithyïa — 5 relationships · goddess of childbirth
- Leucothoë — 5 relationships · maiden
- Morpheus — 5 relationships · dream-spirit
- Myrrha — 5 relationships · daughter of Cinyras and Cenchris
- Picus — 5 relationships · king of Ausonia
- Œdipus — 5 relationships · solver of the Sphinx's riddle
- Acrota — 4 relationships · king
- Calaïs — 4 relationships · son of Boreas and Orithyïa
- Cinyras — 4 relationships · king and father of Myrrha
- Ciris — 4 relationships · bird, formerly Scylla
- Daphne — 4 relationships · nymph
- Dryope — 4 relationships · wife of Andræmon
- Galanthis — 4 relationships · hand-maid
- Hyacinthus — 4 relationships · youth
- Liriope — 4 relationships · Nymph
- Marsyas — 4 relationships · Satyr
- Neleus — 4 relationships · king
- Pandrosos — 4 relationships · virgin
- Polynices — 4 relationships · son of Œdipus and Jocasta
- Syrinx — 4 relationships · naiad
- Tiberinus — 4 relationships · king
- Zethes — 4 relationships · son of Boreas and Orithyïa
- Aura — 3 relationships · nymph
- Battus — 3 relationships · shepherd
- Butes — 3 relationships · son of Pallas
- Canens — 3 relationships · nymph and wife of Picus
- Cephisus — 3 relationships · river deity
- Deioneus — 3 relationships · possible father of Cephalus
- Dido — 3 relationships · Sidonian woman
- Epitos — 3 relationships · king
- Eriphyle — 3 relationships · wife
- Eteocles — 3 relationships · son of Œdipus and Jocasta
- Eurynome — 3 relationships · mother
- Hippotas — 3 relationships · ancestor of Æolus
- Homer — 3 relationships · poet
- Iäsion — 3 relationships · son of Jupiter and Electra
- Lampetie — 3 relationships · sister; Naiad
- Leucosia — 3 relationships · Siren
- Lysia — 3 relationships · Siren
- Mentha — 3 relationships · nymph
- Merops — 3 relationships · king of Ethiopia
- Myscelos — 3 relationships · Argive founder of Crotona
- Nysa — 3 relationships · Nyseian Nymph
- Olympus — 3 relationships · Satyr
- Parthaon — 3 relationships · ancestor
- Parthenope — 3 relationships · Siren
- Perimele — 3 relationships · nymph
- Phaëthusa — 3 relationships · eldest sister; Naiad
- Pollux — 3 relationships · hero
- Pygmalion — 3 relationships · sculptor
- Python — 3 relationships · serpent
- Remulus — 3 relationships · king
- Rhodos — 3 relationships · maiden
- Salmacis — 3 relationships · Naiad
- Scyron — 3 relationships · father of Halcyone
- Sphinx — 3 relationships · riddle-propounding monster
- Thestius — 3 relationships · father of Plexippus and Toxeus
- Tmolus — 3 relationships · umpire
- Triptolemus — 3 relationships · youth
- Virgil — 3 relationships · poet
mortal (22)
- Medea — 25 relationships · daughter of Hecate
- Phaëton — 17 relationships · son of Clymene
- Laomedon — 14 relationships · father of Antigone
- Alcmena — 13 relationships · mother of Hercules
- Deïanira — 11 relationships · wife
- Phocus — 11 relationships · husband of Antiope
- Amphion — 10 relationships · expeller of Cadmus
- Europa — 10 relationships · daughter of Agenor
- Iole — 9 relationships · beloved of Hercules
- Macareus — 9 relationships · father of Isse
- Ægina — 9 relationships · daughter of Asopus
- Antiope — 6 relationships · daughter of Nycteus and mother of Zethus and Amphion
- Arachne — 5 relationships · weaver
- Eurystheus — 4 relationships · king
- Iphimedeia — 4 relationships · wife of Aloëus
- Ixion — 4 relationships · father of Pirithoüs
- Philoctetes — 4 relationships · archer
- Antigone — 3 relationships · daughter of Laomedon
- Erigone — 3 relationships · daughter of Icarus
- Nycteus — 3 relationships · father of Nyctimene
- Theophane — 3 relationships · daughter of Bisaltis
- Zethus — 3 relationships · expeller of Cadmus
mortals (12)
- Æacus — 18 relationships · king
- Lycaon — 8 relationships · impious king
- Byblis — 7 relationships · daughter of Miletus
- Pyrrha — 7 relationships · survivor of the deluge
- Caunus — 6 relationships · brother of Byblis
- Deucalion — 5 relationships · survivor of the deluge
- Miletus — 5 relationships · founder of a city
- Philemon — 5 relationships · husband and temple priest
- Eurydice — 4 relationships · wife of Orpheus
- Lycurgus — 4 relationships · king of Thrace
- Baucis — 3 relationships · wife and temple priestess
- Lelex — 3 relationships · hero
thebes (11)
- Cadmus — 24 relationships · son of Agenor
- Niobe — 15 relationships · queen and mother
- Pentheus — 14 relationships · king
- Alphenor — 8 relationships · son of Niobe and Amphion
- Damasicthon — 8 relationships · son of Niobe and Amphion
- Ilioneus — 8 relationships · son of Niobe and Amphion
- Phædimus — 7 relationships · son of Niobe and Amphion
- Sipylus — 7 relationships · son of Niobe and Amphion
- Tantalus (Niobe's son) — 7 relationships · son of Niobe and Amphion
- Agave — 4 relationships · mother of Pentheus
- Autonoë — 4 relationships · aunt of Pentheus and mother of Actæon
divine (10)
- Venus — 34 relationships · goddess
- Atlas — 14 relationships · father of Maia
- Io — 13 relationships · nymph
- Tethys — 11 relationships · sea goddess
- Mars — 10 relationships · god
- Ismenus — 9 relationships · father of Crocale
- Clymene — 7 relationships · nymph
- Epaphus — 4 relationships · son of Io and Jupiter
- Inachus — 4 relationships · father of Io
- Maia — 3 relationships · mother of Mercury
deities (8)
- Apollo — 63 relationships · sun god
- Sun — 15 relationships · sun god
- Hecate — 9 relationships · goddess and mother of Medea
- Vulcan — 5 relationships · god
- Amphitrite — 4 relationships · goddess of the ocean
- Epimetheus — 4 relationships · father of Pyrrha
- Cœlus — 3 relationships · father of Themis
- Triton — 3 relationships · sea god
gods (8)
- Juno — 59 relationships · goddess
- Neptune — 34 relationships · god of the sea
- Minerva — 32 relationships · goddess who animates man
- Æolus — 14 relationships · keeper of the winds
- Aurora — 9 relationships · goddess; mother of the winds
- Oceanus — 8 relationships · deity
- Iris — 7 relationships · messenger of Juno
- Æsculapius — 4 relationships · divine child and healer
troy (6)
- Æsacus — 13 relationships · Trojan hero
- Hector — 6 relationships · Trojan hero
- Ilus — 6 relationships · ancestor of Æsacus
- Assaracus — 5 relationships · ancestor of Æsacus
- Priam — 4 relationships · king of Troy
- Hesione — 3 relationships · daughter of Laomedon
olympian gods (5)
- Bacchus — 42 relationships · infant god
- Mercury — 34 relationships · messenger of Jupiter
- Ceres — 25 relationships · goddess
- Diana — 23 relationships · goddess of the Moon
- Latona — 11 relationships · goddess
athens (5)
- Cephalus — 23 relationships · son of Æolus
- Progne — 13 relationships · wife of Tereus
- Pandion — 12 relationships · king
- Philomela — 12 relationships · daughter of Pandion
- Ægeus — 7 relationships · king of Athens
roman (5)
- Julius Cæsar — 9 relationships · assassinated ruler
- Augustus — 5 relationships · ruler and heir of Julius Cæsar
- Caieta — 3 relationships · nurse of Æneas
- Livia Drusilla — 3 relationships · wife of Augustus
- Mark Antony — 3 relationships · general
infernal deities (5)
- Tisiphone — 7 relationships · Fury
- Acheron — 4 relationships · river deity
- Alecto — 4 relationships · Fury
- Megæra — 4 relationships · Fury
- Persephone — 3 relationships · royal consort
greeks (5)
- Achilles — 5 relationships · hero
- Ajax — 5 relationships · hero
- Diomedes — 4 relationships · warrior
- Agamemnon — 3 relationships · king
- Teucer — 3 relationships · warrior
deity (4)
- Jupiter — 121 relationships · ruler of the world
- Saturn — 14 relationships · former ruler of the world
- Themis — 8 relationships · mother of Astræa
- Astræa — 4 relationships · goddess of Justice
greek (4)
- Telamon — 15 relationships · son of Æacus
- Peleus — 14 relationships · son of Æacus
- Achæmenides — 4 relationships · Ithacan
- Thetis — 3 relationships · goddess
titans (4)
- Iapetus — 8 relationships · father of Prometheus
- Prometheus — 6 relationships · son of Iapetus; creator of man
- Hyperion — 4 relationships · deity
- Astreus — 3 relationships · father of the winds
perseus (3)
- Perseus — 47 relationships · hero
- Danaë — 6 relationships · mother of Perseus
- Abas — 4 relationships · father of Acrisius
theban (3)
- Actæon — 39 relationships · hunter
- Ino — 13 relationships · aunt and nurse
- Tiresias — 4 relationships · seer and umpire
cecrops's family (3)
- Aglauros — 16 relationships · virgin
- Herse — 14 relationships · virgin
- Cecrops — 9 relationships · father
trojan (3)
- Æneas — 13 relationships · traveler
- Anchises — 3 relationships · father of Æneas
- Paris — 3 relationships · father of Corythus
winds (3)
- Boreas — 12 relationships · north wind
- Eurus — 4 relationships · east wind
- Zephyrus — 4 relationships · west wind
megara (3)
- Scylla (daughter of Nisus) — 10 relationships · princess
- Nisus — 5 relationships · king
- Alcathoüs — 3 relationships · son of Pelops
cepheus (3)
- Phineus — 9 relationships · rival
- Ampycus — 3 relationships · priest
- Idas — 3 relationships · combatant
theban royal family (3)
- Athamas — 8 relationships · husband of Ino
- Harmonia — 3 relationships · wife of Cadmus
- Learchus — 3 relationships · son of Athamas and Ino
mythological figures (3)
- Œneus — 8 relationships · king of Calydon
- Pelops — 4 relationships · son of Tantalus
- Pittheus — 3 relationships · king of Trœzen
centaurs (3)
- Chiron — 7 relationships · centaur and mentor
- Nessus — 3 relationships · centaur
- Ocyrrhoe — 3 relationships · prophetess and daughter of Chiron
ulysses' crew (3)
- Eurylochus — 6 relationships · companion
- Elpenor — 4 relationships · companion
- Polytes — 4 relationships · companion
trojans (3)
- Cassandra — 4 relationships · priestess
- Andromache — 3 relationships · wife of Hector
- Tros — 3 relationships · father of Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymede
ithaca (2)
mythological (2)
thrace (2)
æthiopian royal family (2)
arcadia (2)
sea nymphs (2)
- Scylla (daughter of Cratæis) — 9 relationships · sea monster
- Galatea — 6 relationships · sea nymph
phæstian (2)
- Iphis — 8 relationships · daughter of Ligdus and Telethusa; later transformed into a man
- Ianthe — 6 relationships · daughter of Telestes; bride of Iphis
triopas's family (2)
- Erisicthon — 6 relationships · sacrilegious father
- Metra — 5 relationships · daughter of Erisicthon and wife of Autolycus
divine creatures (2)
colchians (2)
sea deities (2)
greek mythology (2)
personified forces (2)
- Envy — 4 relationships · personification of envy
- Famine — 4 relationships · personification of hunger
liguria (2)
infernal beings (2)
- Tityus — 4 relationships · punished soul
- Ascalaphus — 3 relationships · informer transformed into an owl
titanic beings (2)
- Asterie — 3 relationships · wife of Perses and mother of Hecate
- Perses — 3 relationships · husband of Asterie
phineus (2)
heroes (1)
- Hercules — 51 relationships · hero
greek heroes (1)
- Theseus — 28 relationships · hero
crete (1)
- Minos — 20 relationships · king
mythic figures (1)
- Acheloüs — 18 relationships · river god
underworld (1)
- Pluto — 16 relationships · god of the underworld
gorgon (1)
- Medusa — 15 relationships · Gorgon
calydon (1)
- Meleager — 15 relationships · hero
argonauts (1)
- Jason — 14 relationships · leader of the voyage for the Golden Fleece
thracians (1)
- Orpheus — 14 relationships · bard
olympian (1)
- Cupid — 12 relationships · god of love
cretans (1)
- Dædalus — 12 relationships · architect
argos (1)
- Acrisius — 11 relationships · king
house of cadmus (1)
- Semele — 11 relationships · daughter of Cadmus
etruria (1)
- Acœtes — 10 relationships · sailor and devotee of Bacchus
phrygian (1)
- Midas — 9 relationships · king
nymphs (1)
- Arethusa — 8 relationships · Alpheian Nymph
ilium (1)
- Ganymede — 8 relationships · youth and cup-bearer
juno's household (1)
- Argus — 7 relationships · watchman and keeper
egyptian deity (1)
- Isis — 7 relationships · goddess
cyclopes (1)
- Polyphemus — 7 relationships · Cyclops
athenians (1)
- Perdix — 6 relationships · nephew and pupil of Dædalus
infernal gods (1)
- Proserpine — 6 relationships · daughter of Ceres and queen of Erebus
arcadian (1)
- Arcas — 5 relationships · grandson of Lycaon
cretan royal house (1)
- Ariadne — 5 relationships · daughter of Minos
hæmonia (1)
- Coronis — 5 relationships · woman
sicilian nymphs (1)
- Cyane — 5 relationships · nymph
earth-born men (1)
- Echion — 5 relationships · one of the five survivors
medusa (1)
- Phorcys — 5 relationships · father of Medusa
bacchus (1)
- Silenus — 5 relationships · follower
hæmonian (1)
- Æson — 5 relationships · father of Jason
sicilian (1)
- Acis — 4 relationships · youth
minyas (1)
- Alcithoë — 4 relationships · daughter of Minyas
actæon's pack (1)
- Canace — 4 relationships · hound
athenian (1)
- Eumolpus — 4 relationships · participant in the mysteries
amyclæ (1)
- Hippocoön — 4 relationships · father
thessalian (1)
- Pelias — 4 relationships · king
hamadryads of latium (1)
- Pomona — 4 relationships · gardener
erithus (1)
- Actor — 3 relationships · father
river gods (1)
- Asopus — 3 relationships · father of Ægina
muses (1)
- Calliope — 3 relationships · Muse
divine beings (1)
- Chariclo — 3 relationships · nymph and mother of Ocyrrhoe
egyptian (1)
- Cleopatra — 3 relationships · wife
æthiopian royal household (1)
- Lyncides — 3 relationships · noble
primordial deities (1)
- Night — 3 relationships · goddess
cumæ (1)
- Sibyl — 3 relationships · prophetess
Minor figures
Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.
- Other Figures — Minor Figures (240)
- Actæon's Pack — Minor Figures (34)
- Phineus — Minor Figures (23)
- Greeks — Minor Figures (22)
- Mortal — Minor Figures (14)
- Roman — Minor Figures (10)
- Divine — Minor Figures (10)
- Mortals — Minor Figures (9)
- Trojans — Minor Figures (8)
- Cepheus — Minor Figures (5)
- Gods — Minor Figures (5)
- Egyptian Deity — Minor Figures (4)
- Nymphs — Minor Figures (4)
- Primordial Deities — Minor Figures (4)
- Phæstian — Minor Figures (4)
- Infernal Beings — Minor Figures (3)
- Mythological Figures — Minor Figures (3)
Extracted from the original text of The Metamorphoses of Ovid. Made with Rho MD.