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Pithias

Lucius's former schoolmate who becomes an aedile in Hypata.

minor

Also known as Pythias

First appearance: ii

Pithias's tie to Lucius is one of the pressures that moves The Golden Ass—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Lucius's old friend and fellow student at Athens, now serving as the clerk of the market.
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With Lucius (friendship): Pithias, an old friend of Lucius, helps him recover from a legal and financial setback in Hypata. In VII: Lucius's old friend and fellow student at Athens, now serving as the clerk of the…

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Character Web

3 connections

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LULuciusFOFotisMIMiloPIPithias

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Mythological and supporting figures
  • Protagonist
  • Cupid and Psyche cast

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

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

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Relationships

  • Lucius

    friendship · positive

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See Pithias in ii
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