# Silvanus — The Eclogues character guide

> Silvanus in The Eclogues by Virgil.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-pastoral-i-tityrus-and-meliboeus

## Who they are

A rustic god of the woods, appearing in pastoral songs and landscapes.

## Relationships

### [Gallus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/characters/gallus)

_friendship_

Gallus, a poet-soldier, is comforted by the woodland god Silvanus in his grief, reflecting a bond between mortal and divine figures.

### [Amyntas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/characters/amyntas)

_professional_

Amyntas interacts with the god Silvanus as a rustic devotee, receiving divine favor or guidance in his pastoral pursuits.

### [Menalcas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/characters/menalcas)

_professional_

Menalcas interacts with the woodland god Silvanus as a rustic devotee, acknowledging his role in the pastoral landscape.

### [Gallus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/characters/gallus)

_friendship_

Gallus, a poet-soldier, is comforted by the woodland god Silvanus in his grief, reflecting a bond between mortal and divine figures.

### [Menalcas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/characters/menalcas)

_professional_

Menalcas interacts with the woodland god Silvanus as a rustic devotee, acknowledging his role in the pastoral landscape.

### [Amyntas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/characters/amyntas)

_professional_

Amyntas interacts with the god Silvanus as a rustic devotee, receiving divine favor or guidance in his pastoral pursuits.

## In the story

### [Pastoral X: Gallus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_eclogues_se/chapters/pastoral-x-gallus)

Arrives wearing a rustic crown of fennel and lilies to console Gallus.

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