| CIRCE, the Enchantress | ||
| Philinna | } | Nymphs, companions and attendants to Circe |
| Thermia | } | |
| Myrto | } | |
| Thrattis, the lute-girl | ||
| Graea, the dumb swine-maiden | ||
| Other nymphs attending Circe | ||
| Mikkos, an ape | ||
| ULYSSES, a Commander | ||
| Eurylochus, his mate | ||
| Theron, the ship’s cook | ||
| Elpenor, a feeble-minded youth, the cook’s assistant | ||
| Glaucus | } | Sailors |
| Phorbas | } | |
| Philemon | } | |
| Xenias | } | |
| Other members of Ulysses’ ship’s-company | ||
| Mercury, Messenger of the Immortals and Luck-bringer to men | ||
The Place: A small woody island, inhabited only by the Enchantress and her Nymphs, who dwell in a palace at the centre and summit of the isle.