# Antigonus — Discourses character guide

> Antigonus in Discourses by Epictetus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-of-the-things-which-are-in-our-power-and-not-in-our-power

## Who they are

Macedonian king, used as an example of power and philosophy.

## Relationships

### [Zeno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/characters/zeno)

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Antigonus, a king, seeks Zeno's philosophical counsel, creating a patron-philosopher dynamic.

## In the story

### [XIII: On Anxiety (Solicitude)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/xiii-on-anxiety-solicitude)

Contrasted with Zeno: he was anxious because he wished to please Zeno, which was outside his power.

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