Jurgen · Character
Silenus
A companion of Dionysus encountered by Jurgen in his mythic travels.
minor
First appearance: xxiv of compromises in cocaigne
Silenus shows up with force in XXVIII: Of Compromises in Leukê. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Drunk and wise, he tells Jurgen that both sides in the war are stupid and that Jurgen's fate does not matter.
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In XXVIII: Of Compromises in Leukê: Drunk and wise, he tells Jurgen that both sides in the war are stupid and that Jurgen's fate does not matter. Later, in The Fall of Pseudopolis: Quoted by Jurgen: 'dullness will…
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- Protagonist
- Mortal and Mythic Women
- Kings and Queens
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- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Jurgen’s calm, rational dismissal of his father Coth’s lifelong guilt—redu…
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See Silenus in xxiv of compromises in cocaigne