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

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** thy

**First appearance:** 0039-i

## Who they are

A pastoral character, possibly a shepherd or lover.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Damon is a pastoral or allegorical friend whose interactions with the narrator suggest companionship or shared reflection.

### [Afric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/afric)

_social_

Afric and Damon appear together in pastoral or allegorical settings, possibly as companions or contrasting figures.

## In the story

### [To S. M. A Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/to-s-m-a-young-african-painter-on-seeing-his-works)

Mentioned as a subject of earthly poetry that will be surpassed by nobler heavenly themes.

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