# Cyrus Headley — The Maracot Deep character guide

> Cyrus Headley in The Maracot Deep by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Cyrus Headley, Mr. Headley, Headley

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A young zoologist recruited for his prize essay on pelagic crabs, he narrates the voyage with an Oxford-trained eye and a growing unease about his companions.

## Who they are

Headley is the expedition's scientific junior and its letter-writer, chosen by Maracot on the strength of a single paper and still trying to make friends with the man weeks into the voyage. He admires Maracot's devotion even as he suspects the professor may be a little mad, and he records the ship's strange equipment and stranger silences with a naturalist's precision. His voice is the reader's way into the expedition, and his openness to what lies below shapes everything that follows.

## Relationships

### [Dr. Maracot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/dr_maracot)

_professional_

Cyrus Headley is a wealthy backer and colleague who funds and participates in Dr. Maracot's scientific work.

### [Bill Scanlan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/bill_scanlan)

_professional_

Bill and Cyrus Headley interact as part of the expedition team, with Headley as a financier and participant.

### [Dr. Maracot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/dr_maracot)

_professional_

Cyrus Headley is a wealthy backer and colleague who funds and participates in Dr. Maracot's scientific work.

### [Bill Scanlan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/characters/bill_scanlan)

_professional_

Bill and Cyrus Headley interact as part of the expedition team, with Headley as a financier and participant.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/i)

Narrator and letter-writer; assistant at the Zoological Institute; chronicles the events.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/ii)

Narrates the chapter, observes the events, and ties a handkerchief to the deep-sea lead as a message.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/iii)

Narrator; wakes up disoriented, observes the surroundings, and participates in exploring the Atlantean building.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/iv)

Present during the explorations and the historical exhibition.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/v)

Narrates the chapter, participates in the attack on the blanket fish, and is the least eager to return to the surface.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/vi)

Narrator and protagonist; reflects on his love for Mona and his experiences in the deep.

### [The Lord of the Dark Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maracot_deep_se/chapters/vii)

Narrates the chapter; participates in the exploration and observes the confrontation.

## Links

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