# Messenger — The Trachiniae character guide

> Messenger in The Trachiniae by Sophocles.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Enter Messenger, Messenger Queen Deianira

**First appearance:** 0002-the-trachiniae

## Who they are

A blunt informant whose untimely honesty about a captive girl strips away the herald's story and forces Deianira to see the truth.

## Relationships

### [Deianira](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/deianira)

_professional_

The Messenger brings Deianira crucial information about Iolè, acting as a truth-teller against Lichas's lies.

### [Lichas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/lichas)

_rivalry_

The Messenger exposes Lichas's lies to Deianira, creating direct antagonism between them.

### [Heracles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trachiniae_se/characters/heracles)

_professional_

The Messenger relays news of Heracles's suffering and final wishes to the household.

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