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The Consolation of Philosophy · Character

Phoebe

The moon goddess, used in astronomical and poetic metaphors.

minor

First appearance: song vi all things have their needful order

Phoebe's tie to Fortune is one of the pressures that moves The Consolation of Philosophy—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned as the moon goddess who rules the night.
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With Fortune (social): Phoebe, a Titaness associated with the moon, is mentioned alongside Fortune in allegorical contexts of celestial influence. With Hesper (social): Hesper and Phoebe are celestial figures used…

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See Phoebe in song vi all things have their needful order

Character Web

3 connections

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Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Fortune, Phoebe, Siren
  • Aristotle, Bootes, Cicero, Decoratus, Hesper, Jowett, Nero, Philosophy, Phoebus, Plato, Polyphemus, Seneca, Symmachus, Theodoric

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

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See Phoebe in song vi all things have their needful order

In the story

Phoebe appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Phoebe in song vi all things have their needful order
See Phoebe in Song VIII: Love Is Lord of All