# Hymen — The Birds character guide

> Hymen in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

God of marriage, invoked in the wedding song at the end.

## Relationships

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

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Hymen, the god of marriage, is summoned by Pisthetaerus to officiate his wedding to Basileia, serving a ceremonial role.

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

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Hymen, the god of marriage, is summoned by Pisthetaerus to officiate his wedding to Basileia, serving a ceremonial role.

## Links

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