# Apollonius Tyanaeus — The Humbugs of the World character guide

> Apollonius Tyanaeus in The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Apollonius, Apollonius, the mighty Apollonius

**First appearance:** 0014-ix

## Who they are

A first-century sage who advised emperors, dodged a death sentence by vanishing, and left Barnum wondering where miracle ends and humbug begins.

## In the story

### [Apollonius of Tyana](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/l)

The central figure of the chapter, an ancient sage or impostor from Tyana, whose life and miraculous deeds are detailed.

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