Minor Characters In Ulysses Dies At Dawn

## Linus

*Appears in: Orpheus, Dionysus, Muriatic Acid And The Strange Whirring Thing*

Linus was the son of Calliope, and the older brother of Orpheus. He was a highly talented musician, and was more technically gifted than Orpheus was. Linus taught Orpheus to play the lyre as an infant. He was repeatedly asked to join the Acheron early, however he refused each time. Instead Linus worked as a music tutor for the children of the Olympians. Linus was considered for the Trial of Song by Daedalus, however his brother Orpheus took the position.

Linus was named after Linus of Thrace, the son of Apollo and the mythological creator of lyric song.

## The Minotaur

*Appears in: Ulysses Dies At Dawn*

The Minotaur was a robot designed by Parsiphäe Minos and her husband in the early years of the City. The Minotaur patrolled the lowest levels of the city, taking the still-living brains of the inhabitants to enter them into the Acheron. The Minos family was disgraced when their connection to the Minotaur was revealed, and Ariadne Minos decided to destroy it to repair her personal image. She supplied its deactivation codes to Theseus, who used them to bring the robot down.

The Minotaur was named after the creature of the same name in the greek myths.

## Parsiphäe Minos

*Appears in: Ulysses Dies At Dawn, Orpheus, Dionysus, Muriatic Acid And The Strange Whirring Thing*

Parsiphäe was a genius roboteer and entrepreneur, alongside her husband. The two of them controlled a large business empire, with the aid of their daughter, Ariadne, and were business partners of Dionysus. Parsiphäe and her husband built the Minotaur in order to acquire brains for the Acheron, when this was revealed and the minotaur deactivated, the Minoses, including Parsiphäe were disgraced and bankrupted, with Ariadne disowning her parents.

Parsiphäe had previously sold The Toy Soldier to Dionysus to work as a nymph after finding it hidden in her basement with the rest of her creations.

Parsiphäe Minos was named after Pasiphaë, the mother of the minotaur in the myths, with her surname being taken from her husband, King Minos of Crete

## Theseus

*Appears in: Ulysses Dies At Dawn*

Theseus was recruited by Ariadne as someone who could be turned into a figurehead by defeating the Minotaur. She supplied Theseus with the deactivation codes for the Minotaur in return for him promising to marry her. However, with the Minotaur defeated and his popularity secured, Theseus abandoned Ariadne at the alter.

Theseus was named after the character of the same name from the greek myths.

## Teiresias

*Appears in: Ulysses Dies At Dawn Art, Orpheus, Dionysus, Muriatic Acid And The Strange Whirring Thing*

Teiresias was one of the original volunteers for early access to the Acheron and was given additional privileges, serving as an access interface. He created the Oracle database and several newspapers. Teiresias helped leak the information about Oedipus having married his mother and killed his father. Orpheus consulted Teiresias regularly, and used him to check on Eurydice after she died.

Teiresias was named after Tiresias, the seer son of Apollo, whose deeds included revealing Oedipus' parentage and being summoned from the underworld after his death for advice.

## Xenophon

*Appears in: Death In The Metropolis*

Xenophon was a worker for the Metropolitan Power Company, collecting the brains of dead inhabitants of the City for entry into the Acheron. He shared a name with several greek figures.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Orpheus, Dionysus, Muriatic Acid And The Strange Whirring Thing
2. ↑ Album Liner
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Trial by Love"
4. ↑ Background image for "Trial by Love"
5. ↑ Background image for Favoured Son
6. ↑ Death In The Metropolis