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The Golden Ass · Character

Zephyrus

West wind who carries Psyche to Cupid's palace.

minor

First appearance: v

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

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With Psyche (friendship): Zephyrus, the west wind, kindly carries Psyche to Cupid's palace and later assists her in completing Venus's…

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PSPsycheCUCupidLALamathusZEZephyrus

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Mythological and supporting figures
  • Cupid and Psyche cast

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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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Relationships

  • Psyche

    friendship · positive

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