# The Master Philologist — Jurgen character guide

> The Master Philologist in Jurgen by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0029-xxv-cantraps-of-the-master-philologist

## Who they are

A cryptic scholar who teaches Jurgen about the power of words and names.

## Relationships

### [Jurgen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/characters/jurgen)

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The Master Philologist is a scholarly figure who instructs Jurgen in the nature of language and reality.

### [Jurgen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/characters/jurgen)

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The Master Philologist is a scholarly figure who instructs Jurgen in the nature of language and reality.

### [Jurgen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/characters/jurgen)

_professional_

The Master Philologist is a scholarly figure who instructs Jurgen in the nature of language and reality.

## In the story

### [XXV: Cantraps of the Master Philologist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxv-cantraps-of-the-master-philologist)

Demonstrates the power of words over justice and arms, and gives Jurgen a cantrap.

### [XXXV: What Grandfather Satan Reported](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxxv-what-grandfather-satan-reported)

Jurgen uses his cantrap, but it fails to rescue him from Hell.

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