# Peisianax — Poetry character guide

> Peisianax in Poetry by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0057-the-strayed-reveller

## Who they are

A friend of Empedocles who appears in the poem.

## Relationships

### [Pausanias](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_16_se/characters/pausanias)

_social_

Pausanias and Peisianax are acquaintances within the aristocratic circles of ancient Greece, with Peisianax often hosting gatherings.

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