Characters
The characters in the novel include:
- Chloe - the heroine
- Daphnis - the hero
- Dorcon - the would-be suitor of Chloe
- Dionysophanes - Daphnis' master and father
- Dryas - Chloe's foster father
- Eros - god of love
- Lamon - Daphnis' foster father
- Lycaenion - woman who educates Daphnis in love-making
- Myrtale - Daphnis' foster mother
- Nape - Chloe's foster mother
- Gnathon - the would-be suitor of Daphnis
- Philetas - old countryman who advises the heroes about love; likely named after Philitas of Cos
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