# Lychorida — Pericles character guide

> Lychorida in Pericles by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0013-act-iii-scene-i

## Who they are

Nurse to Marina who raises her after Thaisa's apparent death.

## Relationships

### [Pericles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/characters/pericles)

_professional_

Lychorida is Marina's nurse, serving Pericles by caring for his daughter after Thaisa's apparent death.

### [Pericles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/characters/pericles)

_professional_

Lychorida is Marina's nurse, serving Pericles by caring for his daughter after Thaisa's apparent death.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-i)

Attends to the queen in childbirth and presents the infant to Pericles, urging him to be patient.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iii)

Holds the infant Marina and is comforted by Pericles.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pericles_se/chapters/act-v-scene-i)

Mentioned as Marina's nurse who often wept while recounting Marina's birth.

## Links

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