# Peona — Poetry character guide

> Peona in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cynthia, Cynthia bright Peona, thou, thee, thy

**First appearance:** 0049-endymion

## Snapshot

Endymion's devoted sister, who leads him to a quiet bower and listens as he confesses a love he can barely explain.

## Who they are

Peona is the steady, affectionate presence in Endymion's early life, associated with the moon and with gentle counsel. When her brother returns from his vision of Cynthia, shaken and half-lost, she brings him to a sheltered grotto and urges him to rest and speak. Her patience and tenderness give the poem its first human warmth, and her questions draw out the longing that will drive Endymion forward.

## In the story

### [To Some Ladies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-some-ladies)

Mentioned as the moon goddess whose face is blessed by the enthusiasts.

### [To My Brother George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-my-brother-george)

Personified as the moon, peeping from her silken curtains as if on her bridal night.

### [Epistle to Charles Cowden Clarke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/epistle-to-charles-cowden-clarke)

Mentioned as the moon smiling upon a summer's night, personified in the natural imagery.

### [I Stood Tiptoe Upon a Little Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/i-stood-tiptoe-upon-a-little-hill)

Addressed as the queen of the wide air, associated with the moon and Endymion.

### [Endymion, Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/i)

Endymion's loving sister who nurses him back to calm, leads him to a bower, and gently questions him about his distress.

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/ii)

Implied as the goddess who loves Endymion, referenced in the dialogue.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/iv)

Finds Endymion and witnesses his transformation and departure with Phoebe.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/iv)

Kisses Peona and blesses her before departing with Endymion.

### [Written in Answer to a Sonnet Ending Thus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/written-in-answer-to-a-sonnet-ending-thus)

Referenced as the domain of blue, linking the color to the moon.

## Links

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