# Alphenor — Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral character guide

> Alphenor in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0046-niobe-in-distress-for-her-children-slain-by-apollo-from-ovid-s-metamorphoses-book-vi-and-from-a-view-of-the-painting-of-mr-richard-wilson

## Who they are

One of Niobe's sons slain by Apollo in the mythological poem.

## Relationships

### [Apollo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/apollo)

_rivalry_

Alphenor, a son of Niobe, is slain by Apollo as part of the divine punishment of Niobe.

### [Mneme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/mneme)

_psychological_

Alphenor is remembered or mourned by Mneme (memory) as a tragic figure in Niobe's story.

## In the story

### [Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/niobe-in-distress-for-her-children-slain-by-apollo-from-ovid-s-metamorphoses-book-vi-and-from-a-view-of-the-painting-of-mr-richard-wilson)

A son of Niobe who attempts to help his fallen brothers but is killed by Apollo.

## Links

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