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The Golden Ass · Character

Apollo

God whose oracle foretells Psyche's marriage to a monster.

minor

First appearance: v

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PSPsycheCUCupidSOSocratesJUJupiterVEVenusAPApollo

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Mythological and supporting figures
  • Cupid and Psyche cast
  • Witch Meroe's victims

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Narrative arc

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

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of Lucius's terror and desperation…

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