Characters from Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Polemides, Pommo - This is the central character of the narrative.

Alcibiades - This is the key figure of the war and the mover of events in the story.

Jason - This character relates the whole tale.

Narrator - This is Jason's grandson.

Socrates - This is one of history's greatest philosophers.

Lion - This is Polemides' younger brother.

Daphne - This is Polemides' aunt.

Simon - This is Polemides' cousin.

Euryptolemus, Euro - This is one of Alcibiades' closest companions.

Lysander - This is a brilliant general and politician who comes to...
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