# Ambroi — Mirèio character guide

> Ambroi in Mirèio by Frédéric Mistral.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old Ambroi, master Ambroi, Master Ambroi

**First appearance:** 0003-canto-i-lotus-farm

## Snapshot

An old farmer and Ramoun's trusted friend, whose gruff proverbs carry the weight of a lifetime spent reading weather, men, and wheat.

## Who they are

Ambroi walks the harvest roads with the reapers, trading talk of Christmas candles and wind-bent grain, a patriarch whose word settles disputes before they start. He is the poem's voice of seasoned rural wisdom — wry, unsentimental, faintly fatalistic about children and trouble alike. His presence anchors the story in the rhythms of Provençal agricultural life and gives Ramoun a peer to lean on when grief strikes.

## Relationships

### [Martha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/characters/martha)

_family_

Ambroi is Martha's son, and they share a respectful but sometimes tense family bond.

### [Vincen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/characters/vincen)

_rivalry_

Ambroi disapproves of Vincen as a suitor for his sister, creating tension between them.

### [Vincen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/characters/vincen)

_rivalry_

Ambroi disapproves of Vincen as a suitor for his sister, creating tension between them.

### [Martha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/characters/martha)

_family_

Ambroi is Martha's son, and they share a respectful but sometimes tense family bond.

## In the story

### [Canto I: Lotus Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/canto-i-lotus-farm)

Old basket-weaver, father of Vincen. He sings a sea-song about Captain Bailly Suffren and reminisces about old songs.

### [Canto VI: The Witch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/canto-vi-the-witch)

Mentioned as Vincen's father, the old basket-weaver, for whom Vincen expresses concern.

### [Canto VII: The Old Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/canto-vii-the-old-men)

Pleads with Ramoun for Vincen's love for Mirèio, recounting his naval service and the story of Alis and Sivèstre.

### [Canto IX: The Muster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/canto-ix-the-muster)

Not directly present, but referenced as the father of Vincen in the context of the elopement.

### [Canto XII: Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mir_io_se/chapters/canto-xii-death)

Mentioned in Vincen's lament as 'Poor Master Ambroi' who will weep for his son.

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