# Lucius Atherton — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Lucius Atherton in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0057-lucius-atherton

## Who they are

A dandy and womanizer who dies of a broken heart.

## Relationships

### [Knowlt Hoheimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/characters/knowlt_hoheimer)

_friendship_

Knowlt Hoheimer and Lucius Atherton were fellow soldiers who died young, their lives cut short by war.

## In the story

### [Lydia Puckett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/lydia-puckett)

Mentioned as the man Lydia was running with, causing the quarrel with Knowlt.

### [Aner Clute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/aner-clute)

The rich man who promised marriage but was not the real cause of her downfall.

### [Lucius Atherton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/lucius-atherton)

The speaker and subject of the chapter, a former heartbreaker now aged and forgotten.

### [Homer Clapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/homer-clapp)

The man who secretly courted Aner Clute after Homer's departure.

### [Plymouth Rock Joe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/plymouth-rock-joe)

Chided for a raucous squawk involving Aner Clute, which will be used later by Mrs. Benjamin Pantier.

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