# Callias — The Birds character guide

> Callias in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** a descendant of Callias

**First appearance:** 0002-the-birds

## Who they are

Wealthy Athenian, referenced in a joke about lineage.

## Relationships

### [Pisthetaerus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/pisthetaerus)

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Callias, a notorious spendthrift, appears as a minor character seeking wings, but is mocked by Pisthetaerus for his profligacy.

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