Phantastes · Character
Ceres
The Roman goddess of agriculture, referenced in the narrative.
minor
First appearance: viii
Ceres's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Phantastes—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Unknown Narrator (friendship): Ceres is a nurturing, motherly figure who provides comfort and guidance to the narrator. With Unknown Narrator (friendship): Ceres is a nurturing, motherly figure who provides comfort…
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See Ceres in viiiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Fairy-Tale and Mythic Figures
- Protagonist
- Mirror and Fairy Lovers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the protagonist's psychological reversal from despair to…
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friendship · positive
Ceres is a nurturing, motherly figure who provides comfort and guidance to the narrator. How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
friendship · positive
Ceres is a nurturing, motherly figure who provides comfort and guidance to the narrator. How this plays out →
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See Ceres in viii