Metamorphoses · Character
Cycnus
Mourner of Phaeton turned into a swan.
minor
Also known as Cycnus Cycnus
First appearance: Transformation of Cycnus Into a Swan
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With Achilles (rivalry): Achilles fights and kills Cycnus in battle, a straightforward enemy combatant. In Book II: Son of Sthenelus, deeply mourns Phaeton and is transformed into a swan. Later, in Transformation of…
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- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Metamorphoses of gender and grief
- Heroic quests and divine interventions
- Sorcery and monstrous transformations
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Cycnus in Transformation of Cycnus Into a Swan