| Description | Character |
| Biblical debator and friend of Job | |
| Nymph on the isle of Ogygia | |
| Phaecian king, gives polytrophic hero passage back home | |
| Greek god of reason and logic; supports marital bond | |
| Debating playwright; more traditional champion of classical, idolized, heroic characters; wins debate | |
| Non-human character; challenger of Job | |
| Debating playwright; avant-garde champion of the common man; loses debate | |
| Daughters of night; support familial bond | |
| Action-oriented, anti-discussion Athenian general | |
| Avenger of Agamemnon; pursued by the daughters of night | |
| Polytrophic hero of famous Greek epic poem | |
| Servant of Greek god of drama; proves to be more intelligent and wit | |
| Athenian supporter of deliberation in the Mytilenean Debate | |
| Athenian opponent of Sicilian Expedition; Athens loses when he becomes general | |
| Flamboyant and ambitious Athenian statesman and general; fights for Sparta when betrayed by Athens | |
| The 'First Athenian,' great orator, dies from plague | |
| Author of The Eumenides | |
| Faithful follower tested by God; questions why he suffers | |