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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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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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Fortune
social · ambivalent
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- Hesper
social · ambivalent
- Fortune
social · ambivalent
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