# Silenus — Jurgen character guide

> Silenus in Jurgen by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0028-xxiv-of-compromises-in-cocaigne

## Who they are

A companion of Dionysus encountered by Jurgen in his mythic travels.

## In the story

### [XXVIII: Of Compromises in Leukê](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxviii-of-compromises-in-leuk)

Drunk and wise, he tells Jurgen that both sides in the war are stupid and that Jurgen's fate does not matter.

### [The Fall of Pseudopolis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxxi-the-fall-of-pseudopolis)

Quoted by Jurgen: 'dullness will conquer dullness, and it will not matter.'

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