# Momus — The Castle character guide

> Momus in The Castle by Franz Kafka.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Herr Momus

**First appearance:** 0010-ix

## Who they are

A Castle secretary who conducts a village records interview with K.

## Relationships

### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k)

_rivalry_

Momus, a Castle secretary, interrogates K. in a hostile manner, representing the bureaucratic obstruction K. faces.

### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k)

_rivalry_

Momus, a Castle secretary, interrogates K. in a hostile manner, representing the bureaucratic obstruction K. faces.

### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k)

_rivalry_

Momus, a Castle secretary, interrogates K. in a hostile manner, representing the bureaucratic obstruction K. faces.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/ix)

Momus is the village secretary working for Klamm and Vallabene. He attempts to question K. for his protocol, asserting his authority in Klamm's name.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xvii)

He admits clients to Erlanger and remarks on K.'s earlier unwillingness to be examined.

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