Can you name the historical and mythological figures who appear onstage in a Shakespeare play? by FretfulP

Can you name the historical and mythological figures who appear onstage in a Shakespeare play?

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Type "Y" if you think the person (or god) mentioned appears as a character in a Shakespeare play, "N" if not. Poems don't count!
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Character	Shakespeare or not?	Play / extra info
Achilles		Troilus and Cressida
Medea		No, that was Euripides
Eleanor of Aquitaine		King John
Helen of Troy		Troilus and Cressida
Beelzebub		Christopher Marlowe had already done it
Robin Hood		Plenty of men in tights, though
Theseus
Hercules
Aeneas		Troilus and Cressida
Jupiter		Cymbeline
Apollo
Diana		Pericles
Juno		The Tempest
Hecate		Macbeth
Venus
Joan of Arc		1 Henry VI
King Arthur
Socrates
Dido
Hecuba
Catherine of Aragon		Henry VIII
Augustus Caesar		Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra

Character	Shakespeare or not?	Play / extra info
Cassandra		Troilus and Cressida
Oliver Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell		Henry VIII
John of Gaunt		Richard II
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Gower		Pericles
Thomas More
Jane Shore
Anne Boleyn		Henry VIII
Lady Godiva		You can't show that on stage!
Caligula		You can't show that on stage either
Edward the Confessor
Cicero		Julius Caesar
Elizabeth I		Henry VIII (appears as a baby)
James I
Jane Seymour
Lucius Junius Brutus
Lucius Malfoy
Marcus Brutus		Julius Caesar
Henry VII		3 Henry VI and Richard III
Agamemnon		Troilus and Cressida
King Herod
Achilles	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Medea	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Eleanor of Aquitaine	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Helen of Troy	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Beelzebub	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Robin Hood	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Theseus	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Aeneas	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Jupiter	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Apollo	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Diana	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Juno	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Hecate	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Venus	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Joan of Arc	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
King Arthur	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Socrates	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Dido	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Hecuba	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Catherine of Aragon	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Augustus Caesar	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Cassandra	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Oliver Cromwell	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Thomas Cromwell	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
John of Gaunt	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Geoffrey Chaucer	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
John Gower	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Jane Shore	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Anne Boleyn	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Lady Godiva	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Caligula	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Edward the Confessor	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Cicero	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Elizabeth I	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Jane Seymour	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Lucius Junius Brutus	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Lucius Malfoy	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Marcus Brutus	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Henry VII	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
Agamemnon	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present
King Herod	Mentioned in Antony and Cleopatra, not physically present

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THEY were in a Shakespeare play? Quiz

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	AlexRandom:	Jan 31st, 2012 at 16:24 GMT		8 points
	Brilliant quiz, especially for the Lucius Malfoy touch.

	davebesag:	Jan 31st, 2012 at 18:26 GMT		0 points
	Disagree about Lucius Malfoy as we're not all obsessed with Harry Potter (I had to look it up).

	Maddycaddy100:	Feb 1st, 2012 at 17:51 GMT		4 points
	I love the Monty Python reference! Awesome quiz!

	johnlk:	Feb 5th, 2012 at 21:09 GMT		3 points
	Lucius Junius Brutus is really tricky.

	pixiepop:	Apr 27th, 2012 at 15:40 GMT		1 point
	I kept forgetting and saying yes on people who were mentioned in plays, but didn't actually appear... :(