Minor Characters
Thiasus
Thiasus is a wealthy freedman who becomes Lucius’s owner (when he’s a donkey) after the enslaver of the two brothers hands Lucius over as a gift. He is Lucius’s owner when Lucius gets involved with the jealous wife, and ultimately, Lucius runs away from him.
The Soldier
The soldier is another one of Lucius’s many owners while he’s a donkey. He is cruel and takes Lucius by force rather than buying him, only to sell Lucius to the two brothers later.
Ass-boy
The ass-boy is briefly one of Lucius’s masters (while he’s still a donkey), right after Lucius escapes from the robbers who sacked Milo. The ass-boy treats Lucius cruelly and beats him but is soon mauled by a bear.
Chryseras
Chryseras is a money-changer in Thebes who was a previous target of the same thieves who sack Milo and kidnap Lucius (in donkey form). Many noteworthy thieves die during the attempted robbery, including Lamachus and Alcimus.
Lamachus
Lamachus is the deceased leader of the thieves who sack Milo and kidnap Lucius (in donkey form). He dies attempting to rob Chryseras, and his death causes the thieves to look for new recruits, which is how Tlepolemus manages to disguise himself as Haemus.
Alcimus
Alcimus is another high-ranking (but deceased) member of the group of thieves who sack Milo and kidnap Lucius (in donkey form). He dies before those events happen, during a botched robbery in Thebes.
Demochares
Demochares is a gladiator who becomes a target for thieves. During a botched robbery attempt on Demochares’s manor, Thrasyleon dresses up as a bear and gets killed while still wearing the bear’s skin.
Ceres
Ceres is the goddess of agriculture. She plays a minor role in the story of Cupid and Psyche, helping Psyche fulfill one of Venus’s tasks, but she doesn’t help too much, out of fear of offending Venus.
Jupiter
Jupiter is king of the gods. He appears primarily in the story of Cupid and Psyche, where he decides to make Psyche immortal in order to pacify Venus by giving her son a suitable match.
Juno
Juno is queen of the gods. She plays a minor role in the story of Cupid and Psyche, wanting to aid Psyche but afraid to go too far out of fear of offending Venus.
Apollo
Apollo is the god of the sun and prophecy. He plays a minor role in the story of Cupid and Psyche when he offers the prophecy that Psyche will marry an inhuman snake creature that will destroy the world.
Mercury
Mercury is the messenger god. In the story of Cupid and Psyche, he helps Venus issue a proclamation to help track down Psyche.