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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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Character Web

2 connections

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Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Fairy-Tale and Mythic Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Mirror and Fairy Lovers

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • 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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See Ceres in viii
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