The Lusiads · Character
Sol
The sun personified, often invoked in poetic imagery of dawn and day.
minor
Also known as Sol Astraea
First appearance: canto i
Sol's tie to Cupid is one of the pressures that moves The Lusiads—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Mythical, historical, and allegorical figures
- Divine and mortal influencers
- Castilian and divine presence
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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professional · ambivalent
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See Sol in canto i