Literary Personography
This page lists literary figures including allegorical, mythological, Biblical, and
dramatic characters.
Click on a name to see where they are mentioned. Click on a link for more information.
| Name▼ | Life dates and biographical information▼ | Related Resources▼ |
| Aaron Titus Andronicus |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.
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| Abdelmelec |
Dramatic character in George Peele’s The Battle of Alcazar.
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| Abner | EB Wikipedia |
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| Abraham | Wikipedia |
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| Absalom |
Son of David in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| Accord |
Personification of accord. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Achilles | EB Wikipedia |
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| Adam |
First man created by God in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| Adam Overdo |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Admetus |
King of Pherae in Thessaly in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Adrian Martin | ||
| Adventure |
Personification of adventure. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Aeneas |
Hero of the Trojan War in Greek and Roman mythology. Son of Anchises and Venus. Early modern Londoners believed
him to be the father of Brutus of Troy.
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EB EM (Greek) EM (Roman) |
| Æolus |
King of the island of Aeolia in Greek mythology.
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EB EM |
| Aer |
Personification of the element of air. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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OR |
| Aeson | EM Wikipedia |
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| Æstas |
Personification of the season of summer. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Aeëtes |
King of Colchis in Greek mythology. Father of Medea.
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EM Wikipedia |
| Affection |
Personification of affection. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Africa |
Personification of the continent of Africa. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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| Agag | Wikipedia |
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| Aglaia |
One of the three Graces in Greek mythology. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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Wikipedia |
| Agnites |
Personification of purity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Ahab | (fl. 871 BCE-852 BCE) King of Israel in the Bible. Husband of Jezebel.
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Wikipedia |
| Albanact |
Son of Brutus of Troy. Brother of Camber and Locrine. Given dominion over a section of
Britain which was named
Albaniaafter him and later became Scotland. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. |
Wikipedia |
| Albania |
Personification of the geographic area of Albania, later known as Scotland. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Albion | Perseus |
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| Almanach |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Amalthea |
Foster-mother of Zeus in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Amasa |
Nephew of David in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| Ambition |
Personification of ambition. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows and Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
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| Amble |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s A
New Way to Pay Old Debts.
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| Ambler |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| America |
Personification of the continents of America. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Amphion |
Musician in Greek mythology. Helped build the wall of Thebes.
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EB Wikipedia |
| Amphitrita |
Goddess of the sea in Roman mythology. Wife of Neptune.
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EB Perseus |
| Ananias of Damascus |
Disciple of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| Anchises |
Member of the Trojan royal family in Greek and Roman mythology. Father of Aeneas.
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EB Wikipedia |
| Anderson of Newcastle |
Dramatic character in Thomas Fuller’s History of the Worthies of England.
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| Andromache |
Wife of Hector in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Andromeda | Wikipedia |
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| Anna Perenna |
Deity of the
ringof the year in Roman mythology. |
Wikipedia |
| Anne Frugal |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
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| Anthony Dull |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost.
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| Antiope |
Amazon in Greek mythology.
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EB EM |
| Antiquity |
Personification of antiquity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
See
also Philoponia.
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| Antonio |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
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| Antonius Verdierus |
Appears in Anthony Munday’s Chrysanaleia. Possible Roman writer.
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| Antwerp |
Personification of the city of Antwerp. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Apollo |
God of healing, medicine, archery, music, poetry, and the sun in Greek and Roman
mythology. Defined as the god of divine distance since the time of Homer.
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EB EM (Greek) EM (Roman) |
| Aqua |
Personification of the element of water. Allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Arabia Britannica |
Personification of Arabian Britain. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Arcas |
King of Arcadia in Greek mythology. Son of Callisto.
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Wikipedia |
| Arete |
Greek personification of goodness and virtue. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows. Also referred to as Vertue.
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OR |
| Argonauts |
Heroes who accompanied Jason in his quest for the Golden
Fleece in Greek mythology.
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Perseus Wikipedia |
| Argurion |
Personification of silver. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Argus Panoptes |
Many-eyed giant in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Ariadne |
Cretan princess in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Arion |
Poet and musician in Greek mythology.
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EB Wikipedia |
| Arithmetic |
Personification of arithmetic, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Art |
Personification of art. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Arthur |
British leader. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s
History of the Kings of Britain.
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Wikipedia |
| Arvirargus | Wikipedia |
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| Asia |
Personification of the continent of Asia. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Aspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin aspicio, meaning to look at or towards, to behold. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Astraea |
Goddess of justice in Greek mythology.
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EM |
| Astronomy |
Personification of astronomy, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Athena |
Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare in Greek mythology. Equated with Minerva in Roman mythology.
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BAE Wikipedia |
| Atlas |
Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Auditus |
Personification of hearing. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Authority |
Personification of authority. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Autumne |
Personification of the season of autumn. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Baal |
God of storms and fertility in many ancient Middle Eastern communities.
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OR EB Wikipedia |
| Bacchus |
God of wine and ecstasy in Roman mythology. Equated with Dionysus in Greek mythology.
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EB EM |
| Balaam |
Prophet in the Bible.
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OR EB Wikipedia |
| Barabas |
Dramatic character in Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta.
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| Barbarian |
Character representing the barbarians. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Barbarism |
Personification of barbarism. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Bard |
Character representing the bards of Britain. Appears in
mayoral shows.
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| Bardolph | ||
| Bardus |
Inventor of music and ditties. Spawned a line of poets who came to be known as the
Bards.
Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of
the Kings of Britain.
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| Bartholomew Cokes |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Bartholomew the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| Beelzebub |
Demon.
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Wikipedia |
| Belinus |
King of the Britons. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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Wikipedia |
| Bellona |
Goddess of war in Roman mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Black Will |
Dramatic character in Samuel Rowley’s When
You See Me, You Know Me.
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| Boreas | Wikipedia |
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| Bounty |
Personification of goodness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Boy of the Royal Exchange |
Character representing a boy on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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| Bragardo |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middletonʼs The Wit of a Woman.
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| Brainworm |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour.
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| Bramble | ||
| Britannia |
Personification of Britain. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| British Monarchy |
Personification of the British monarchy. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Broker |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Brontes |
Cyclops servant of Vulcan in Roman mythology.
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| Brotherhood |
Personification of brotherhood. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Brutus of Troy | OR Wikipedia |
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| Bumpsey |
Dramatic caracter in Richard Brome’s The Damoiselle.
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| Burst |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Busiris |
King of Egypt in Greek mythology. Killed by Hercules.
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Wikipedia |
| Bustopha | ||
| Cacafogo |
Dramatic character in John Fletcher’s Rule a Wife and Have a Wife.
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| Cadmus |
King of Thebes in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Cain |
Son of Adam and Eve in the Bible. Known for murdering his
brother Abel.
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EB |
| Calaïs | Wikipedia |
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| Calcos |
Personification of bronze. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Caliban |
Dramatic character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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| Calliope |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of epic poetry. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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EB EM |
| Callisto |
Nymph in Greek mythology. Mother of Arcas.
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Wikipedia |
| Calumny |
Personification of slander and defamation. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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| Camber |
Son of Brutus of Troy. Brother of Albanact and Locrine. Given dominion over a section of
Britain which was named
Cambriaafter him and later became Wales. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. |
OR Wikipedia |
| Cambria |
Personification of the geographic area of Cambria, later known as Wales. Appears as
an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Canby | ||
| Captain Guilthead |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Captain Powts |
Dramatic character in Nathan Field’s A
Woman Is a Weathercock.
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| Captain Seagull | ||
| Captain Shunfield |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Captain Whirlpool | ||
| Captain Whit |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Care |
Personification of care. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Careless |
Dramatic character in Richard Brome’s A Mad
Couple Well-Match’d.
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| Cash |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man
in his Humour.
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| Cassiopeia | Wikipedia |
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| Castigation |
Personification of castigation. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Castor |
Twin half-brother of Pollux in Greek and Roman mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Cavaler |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Censure |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Cepheus |
King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. Husband of Cassiopeia.
Father of Andromeda.
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Wikipedia |
| Ceres |
Goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
| Champion |
Character representing the Queen’s Champion. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Charites Horae |
Goddesses of the seasons in Greek mythology. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Charity |
Personification of charity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Charybdis | Wikipedia |
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| Chastity |
Personification of chastity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Chiron |
Centaur in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Chough | ||
| Chrusos |
Personification of gold. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Chthoon |
Personification of the earth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Circumspection |
Personification of circumspection. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Circumspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin circumspicio, meaning to look around, over or for. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Citizen |
Dramatic character in Richard Johnson’s The Pleasant Walkes of Moore-Fields.
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| Citizen |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The Great Snow.
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| City |
Personification of civic institution of the city. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Civic Governance |
Personification of civic governance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Clare Tenterhook | ||
| Clear Conscience |
Personification of clear conscience. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Clio |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of history. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows and Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
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EB EM |
| Clown |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Commerce |
Personification of commerce. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Commiseration |
Personification of commiseration. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Commonwealth |
Personification of commonwealth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Concord |
Personification of concord. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Conspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin conspicio, meaning to watch, gaze, or stare. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Constancy |
Personification of constancy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Constantinople |
Personification of the city of Constantinople. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Corineus the Briton |
One of the Guildhall Giants. Companion of Brutus of Troy. Slayed the native giant Gogmagog. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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OR Wikipedia |
| Counsel |
Personification of counsel. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Country |
Personification of the nation and land. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Courage |
Personification of courage. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Courtesan |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
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| Crofts |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Cunning |
Personification of cunning. Appears as an allegorical character in John Stow’s Survey
of London.
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| Cupid | Wikipedia |
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| Cymbal |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Dagonet |
Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.
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Wikipedia |
| Dame Overdo |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Damon |
Central figure of the
Damon and Pythiaslegend in Greek mythology. |
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| Danaus |
Father of fifty daughters called the Danaides in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Danaë |
Mother of Perseus in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Dane |
Character representing the Danish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Danger |
Personification of danger. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Daniel |
Central figure of the Book of Daniel in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| David | (b. 1040 BCE, d. 970 BCE) King of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah in the Bible.
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EB Wikipedia |
| De Bard | ||
| Death |
Personification of death. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Deborah |
Prophet of the God of the Israelites in the Bible.
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EB Wikipedia |
| Desert |
Personification of worthiness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Desire |
Personification of desire. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Despice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin despicio, meaning to look down upon. Appears as an allegorical character
in mayoral shows.
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| Destiny |
Personification of destiny. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Detraction |
Personification of detraction. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Deucalion |
King of Phthia in Greek mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
| Diana |
Goddess of the hunt, nature, and the moon in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
| Dick the Butcher |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 2.
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| Diligence |
Personification of diligence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Dionysus |
God of the grape harvest, winemaking, wine, ritual of madness, fertility, theatre,
and
religious ecstasy in Greek mythology. Equated with Bacchus in
Roman mythology.
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EB Wikipedia |
| Disdain |
Personification of disdain. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Dissention |
Personification of disagreement and discord. Appears as an allegorical character in
Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
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| Divine Speculation |
Personification of divine speculation. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Doctor Faustus |
Dramatic character in Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus.
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| Doctor Lamb |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Doctor Nowell |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Dodger |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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| Dogberry |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
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ISE Wikipedia |
| Dogbolts | ||
| Doll |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Drawer | ||
| Druis |
King of Britain. Founder of the Druids.
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| Duke Vincentio |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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| Duke Wadloo |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Edifice |
Personification of an edifice. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Eirene |
Goddess of peace in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Elaskirion |
Bard.
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| Elbow |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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| Electra |
Figure in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Eleutherios |
Personification of liberty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Elijah |
Prophet and miracle worker in the Bible.
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Wikipedia |
| Endymion |
Handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king in Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Engine |
Dramatic character in William Cavendish’s The Country Captain.
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| England |
Personification of England. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Englishman |
Character representing the English. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Envy |
Personification of envy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
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| Epicœne |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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| Epimeleia |
Personification of trust. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Equality |
Personification of equality. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Equity |
Personification of equity or fairness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Erato |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of lyric and erotic poetry or hymns.
Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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EB EM |
| Eros |
God of love in Greek mythology. Equated with Cupid in Roman
mythology.
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OR EB |
| Error |
Personification of error. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Escalus |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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ISE |
| Estrildis |
Mistress of Locrine. Mother of Sabrina. Drowned in the river Severn by Locrine’s
vengeful wife, Gwendoline. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
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Wikipedia |
| Eternity |
Personification of eternity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Eupheme |
Female spirit of words of good omen, praise, acclaims, shouts of triumph, and applause
in
Greek mythology.
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Wikipedia |
| Euphrates |
River-god of Assyria in Greek mythology.
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THEOI |
| Euphrosyne |
One of the three Graces and goddess of joy, mirth, and happiness in Greek mythology.
Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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Wikipedia |
| Europa |
Personification of the continent of Europe. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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| Euterpe |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of music or flute playing. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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EB Wikipedia |
| Everill |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Example |
Personification of example. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Expectation |
Personification of expectation. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Fabian Fitzdottrel |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Faith |
Personification of faith. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Falsehood |
Personification of falsehood. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Falsetop |
Appears in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
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| Falstaff |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mentioned in Henry V.
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ISE EB |
| Fame |
Personification of fame. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows, Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Fangs | ||
| Fashioner |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Favonius |
Personification of a gentle breeze in Roman mythology. Equated with Zephyr in Greek mythology. Appears as an
allegorical character in Michael Drayton’s A Pæan Triumphal.
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| Fear |
Personification of fear. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Felicity |
Personification of felicity. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Feste |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
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| Fidelity |
Personification of fidelity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Filcher |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Firk |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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| First Malcontent |
First personification of malcontent. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| First Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Fitton |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Flora |
Goddess of flowers in Roman mythology.
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EM Wikipedia |
| Flourishing |
Personification of flourishing. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Foible |
Dramatic character in William Congreve’s The
Way of the World.
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| Fortitude |
Personification of fortitude. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Fortune |
Personification of fortune. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows,
Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Fortune |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
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| Four Winds |
Wind gods in Greek mythology. Appear as a set of four allegorical characters in mayoral
shows.
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| Fourth Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Francis de Barde |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Francis Flute |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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| Francis Quicksilver | ||
| Frenchman |
Character representing the French. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Friar Tuck |
Companion of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
| Ganges |
River-god of India in Greek mythology.
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THEOI |
| Gaspero Trebazzi | ||
| Gehazi |
Servant of the prophet Elisha in the Bible.
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OR Wikipedia |
| Gentleman |
Dramatic character in Richard Johnson’s The Pleasant Walkes of Moore-Fields.
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| Gentleness |
Personification of gentleness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Geometry |
Personification of geometry, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| George | ||
| Gerrard the Giant |
Giant. Supposedly dwelled at the site of Gerrard’s Hall.
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| Gertrude | ||
| Giant |
Personification of the Iron Age of human history. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Gideon |
Military leader, judge and prophet in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Gilbert Hood |
Relative of Robin Hood.
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| Gloucester |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s King Lear.
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| Gluttony |
Personification of gluttony. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| God’s Truth |
Personification of God’s truth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Gogmagog |
One of the Guildhall Giants. Killed by Corineus the Briton.
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BHO BHO |
| Golding | ||
| Goodworks |
Personification of Christian actions and deeds. Appears as an allegorical character
in
mayoral shows.
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| Government |
Personification of government. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Grace |
Personification of grace. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Grace Wellborn |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Grammar |
Personification of grammar, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Gravity |
Personification of graveness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Grim Reaper |
Personification of death. Appears as an allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Great Snow.
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| Gunner |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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| Gunter |
Appears in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Gunwater |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
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| Gustus |
Personification of tasting. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Gwendoline | OR |
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| Hagar | Wikipedia |
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| Haman |
Antagonist of the Book of Esther in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Hamlet |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
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| Hammon |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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| Hans | ||
| Hans Buz |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Happiness |
Personification of happiness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Harmony |
Personification of harmony. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Health |
Personification of health. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Hector | EB Wikipedia |
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| Helen of Troy |
Most beautiful woman of the world in Greek and Roman mythology. Appears in Homer’s the Iliad.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Helios |
God of the sun in Greek mythology. Conflated with Hyperion in early myth.
|
Wikipedia |
| Helle |
Twin sister of Phrixus in Greek mythology. Fled the threat of
sacrifice on the back of a ram with the Golden Fleece but fell into the ocean and
drowned.
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EM Wikipedia |
| Hercules |
Hero and god in Roman mythology. Famous for his strength.
|
Wikipedia |
| Hermes | EM Wikipedia |
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| Hero |
Lover of Leander in Greek mythology.
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| Hesperus |
Deified evening star in Greek mythology.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Heyden |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s
On the Famous Voyage. |
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| Hieronimo |
Dramatic character in Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy.
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| Him that Rid on a Luzarne |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
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| Him that Rideth on the Merman |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
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| Him that Rideth on the Unicorn |
Unnamed character who appears in mayoral shows.
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| Himatia |
Personification of clothing and drapery. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| History |
Personification of history. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Honesty |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Honeysuckle | ||
| Honour |
Personification of honour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows and
Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Hope |
Personification of hope. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Horseman |
Appears in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
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| Hostility |
Personification of hostility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Humber |
King of the Huns. Killed by Locrine and Camber in retaliation for killing Albanact. Appears in
Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain.
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OR Wikipedia |
| Humber |
Personification of the Humber. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Humility |
Personification of humility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Humphrey Waspe |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Hyems |
Personification of the season of winter. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Hylas |
Servant and companion of Hercules in Greek and Roman
mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Hypomone |
Personification of steadfastness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Ignis |
Personification of the element of fire. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
OR |
| Ignorance |
Personification of ignorance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Impartiality |
Personification of impartiality. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Impudence |
Personification of impudence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Inclination |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| India |
Personification of the geographic area and culture of India. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Indian |
Stock Indian character. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Industry |
Personification of industry. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Ingine |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Iniquity |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Innocence |
Personification of innocence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Innogen |
Wife of Brutus of Troy. Daughter of Pandrasus. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
Wikipedia |
| Inspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin inspicio, meaning to examine or inspect. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Integrity |
Personification of integrity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Irene |
Daughter of Medea in Greek mythology.
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| Iris |
Goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Irishman |
Character representing the Irish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Isaac | EB Wikipedia |
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| Isabel |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Richard II.
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| Ishmael | Wikipedia |
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| Isis |
Goddess in Egyptian mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Ixion |
King of the Lapiths in Greek mythology.
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EB |
| Jabin |
King of Canaan in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Jack Falkner |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Jacob | EB Wikipedia |
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| James the Great | (d. 44) Apostle of Jesus Christ of the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Janus |
Twin-faced god of time, transitions, gates, doorways, and passages in Roman mythology.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Japheth | Wikipedia |
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| Jason |
Leader of the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece
in Greek and Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Jeronimo |
Dramatic character in Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy.
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| Jesus Christ |
Central figure of the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Jew |
Character representing the Jewish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Jezebel | OR EB Wikipedia |
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| Joab | EB Wikipedia |
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| Joan Trash |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Joash | (fl. 836 BCE-796 BCE) King of Judah in the Bible.
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OR Wikipedia |
| Job |
Central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Jocasta |
Queen consort of Thebes in Greek mythology. Mother and wife of Oedipus.
|
Wikipedia |
| John |
Dramatic character in Robert Armin’s The
History of the Two Maids of More-clacke.
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| John Caius | (b. 6 October 1510, d. 1573) Scholar and physician.
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| John Crosbie |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry VI.
|
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| John Lincoln |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| John Little-Wit |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| John Lovell |
Clerk. Buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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| John of St. Olave |
Buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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| John Overs |
Dramatic character in The true history of the life and sudden death
of old Iohn Overs, the rich ferry-man of London And how he lost his life by his owne
covetousnesse. And of his daughter Mary, who caused the Church of Saint Mary Overs
in
Southwark to be built, and of the building of London-Bridge.
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| John Romane |
Buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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| John Rowland |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Jonah |
Central figure of the Book of Jonah in the Bible.
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| Jordan Knockem |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Joseph |
Son of Rachel in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Joseph of Arimathea |
Assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus Christ in
the Bible. Possible founder of the earliest Christian oratory in Glastonbury.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Josiah | (b. 648 BCE, d. 609 BCE) King of Judah in the Bible.
|
OR EB Wikipedia |
| Joy |
Personification of joy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Jude the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Judith Honeysuckle | ||
| Juno |
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| Jupiter |
God of the sky in Roman mythology. Father of Venus.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Justice |
Personification of lawfulness and fairness. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral shows and Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
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| Justice Shallow |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1.
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| Justiniano | ||
| Kind |
Personification of kindness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| King Chiorison |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday’s Chrusothriambos.
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| King of the Moors |
Character representing the king of the Moors. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Kit |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
|
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| Kitely |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man
in his Humour.
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| Knowell |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour.
|
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| Knowledge |
Personification of knowledge. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Krotos |
Hunter in Greek mythology. Became the constellation Sagittarius.
|
Wikipedia |
| Labour |
Personification of labour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Lady Aurelia Clara Pecunia |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Lady Kate Percy |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I.
|
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| Lady Mary Ramsey |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Lantern Leatherhead |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Latona | EM
(Roman) EM (Greek) Wikipedia |
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| Law |
Personification of the institution of law. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral
shows.
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| Lazarus of Bethany |
Venerated saint in the Bible. Raised from the dead by Jesus
Christ.
|
Wikipedia |
| Leander |
Lover of Hero in Greek mythology.
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| Lear |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s King Lear.
|
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| Learning |
Personfication of learning. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Leucosia |
Siren in Greek mythology.
|
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| Levi |
Founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Liberality |
Personification of liberality. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Liberty |
Personification of liberty. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Lickfinger |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Lickit |
Appears in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
|
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| Lies |
Personification of lies. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Lieutenant Mawworm |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
|
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| Ligeia |
Siren in Greek mythology.
|
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| Lipsalve |
Appears in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
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| Little John |
Chief lieutenant of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
| Locrine |
Son of Brutus of Troy. Brother of Albanact and Camber. Given dominion over a section of
Britain which was named
Loegresor Loegriaafter him and later became England. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. |
OR |
| Loegria |
Personification of the geographic area of Logres, later known as England. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Logic |
Personification of logic, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical character
in mayoral shows.
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| Lollio | ||
| London |
Personification the city of London. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| London’s Genius |
Personification of London’s genius. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Lord Chamberlain |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.
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| Lot |
Patriarch in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Love |
Personification of love. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Loyalty |
Personification of loyalty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral pageants.
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| Luce | ||
| Lucio |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
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| Lud |
King of Britain. Appears in Geoffrey
of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain. Early modern
Londoners believed him to be a historical figure.
|
EM OR Wikipedia |
| Luke the Evangelist |
One of the ascribed authors of the canonical gospels in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Luna |
Goddess of the moon in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Luscus |
Dramatic character in John Marston’s The Scourge of Villainy.
|
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| Lynceus of Argos |
King of Argos in Greek mythology. Succeeded his uncle Danaus.
|
Wikipedia |
| Mabel Wafer | ||
| Macbeth |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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| Madame Centaure |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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| Madame Haughty |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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| Madrigal |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Magistracy |
Personification of magistracy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Magnanimity |
Personification of magnanimity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Magus |
King of Britain.
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| Maia |
Mother of Hermes in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Maid Marian |
Companion of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
| Majesty |
Personification of majesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Malchus |
Participated in the arrest of Jesus Christ in the Bible. Had his ear cut off by St. Peter the Apostle.
|
Wikipedia |
| Mallice |
Personification of malice. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Mammon |
Personification of wealth and greed in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Mandubracius |
King of the Trinovantes. Son of Lud, brother of Tasciovanus (Themantius), and nephew of Cassivellaunus. Sought Julius Caesar’s protection from
Cassivellaunus. Appears in Geoffrey of
Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain as Androgeus.
|
EB OR Wikipedia |
| Margery Eyre |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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| Margery Jourdain |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 2.
|
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| Marrall |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s A
New Way to Pay Old Debts.
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| Mars |
God of war in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Marsyas |
Satyr in Greek mythology. Challenged Apollo to a contest of
music and lost his hide and life.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Mary of Clopas |
Figure present at the crucifixion of Jesus in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Mary Overs |
Dramatic haracter in The true history of the life and sudden death
of old Iohn Overs, the rich ferry-man of London And how he lost his life by his owne
covetousnesse. And of his daughter Mary, who caused the Church of Saint Mary Overs
in
Southwark to be built, and of the building of London-Bridge.
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| Master Ambler |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Master Bellymount |
Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Master Gunner |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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| Master Gunner’s Mate |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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| Master Hare |
Appears in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
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| Master Lynstock | ||
| Master Monopoly | ||
| Master of the Royal Exchange |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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| Master Philpot |
Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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| Master Slender |
Dramatic character in Wlliam Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.
|
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| Master Weatherwise |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middletonʼs No Wit, No Help Like a Woman’s.
|
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| Mate of the Royal Exchange |
Character representing an early modern military figure on the ship called the
Royal Exchange.Appears in mayoral shows. |
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| Matthew |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour.
|
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| Matthew of Westminster |
Mythical author of Flores historiarum.
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| Mayberry | ||
| Meautis | ||
| Medea |
Wife of Jason in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Medusa |
Gorgon in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Medway |
Personification of the Medway. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Meekness |
Personification of meekness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Meercraft |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
|
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| Melibeia |
Dramatic character in Calistus.
|
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| Melisseus |
King of Crete in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Melkin |
Bard.
|
EB |
| Melpomene |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of tragedy or lyre playing. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
| Memory |
Personification of memory. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows. See
also
Mnamae.
|
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| Mephibosheth | Wikipedia |
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| Mercury |
God of merchandise and merchants in Roman mythology. Equated with Hermes in Greek mythology.
|
EB EM |
| Mercy |
Personification of mercy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Merlin |
Wizard and prophet. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
OR Wikipedia |
| Merry Men |
Companions of Robin Hood.
|
Wikipedia
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| Michael |
Archangel in the Bible. Leader of God’s armies who defeated Satan’s forces.
|
Wikipedia |
| Mildred | ||
| Minerva |
Goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, and strategic warfare in Roman mythology. Equated
with Athena in Greek mythology.
|
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| Minos |
King of Crete in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Mirth |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Mistress Birdlime | ||
| Mistress Fitzdottrel |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
|
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| Mistress Frigbottom |
Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Mistress Mavis |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Mistress Otter |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Mistress Overdone |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
|
ISE |
| Mistress Quickly |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1.
|
ISE |
| Mnamae |
Greek personification of memory. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
See
also Memory.
|
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| Moderation |
Personification of moderation. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Modesty |
Personification of modesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Moon-Calf |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Mordecai |
Central figure of the Book of Esther in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Morose |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Morris |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
|
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| Moses |
Prophet in the Bible. Author of the Pentateuch.
|
EB |
| Mother Bunch |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
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| Mr. Howard |
Appears in John Webster’s Monuments of
Honor.
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| Mr. Sheffield |
Appears in John Webster’s Monuments of
Honor.
|
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| Much the Miller’s Son |
One of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
Wikipedia |
| Munificence |
Personification of generosity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Music |
Personification of music, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical character
in mayoral shows.
|
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| Naboth |
Citizen of Jezreel in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Nature |
Personification of nature. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows, Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London, and John Stow’s Survey of London.
|
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| Ned Clerimont |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Nehemiah |
Central figure of the Book of Nehemiah in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Neptune |
God of the sea in Roman mythology.
|
EB EM |
| Nereus |
Father of the Nereids and Nerites in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Nick Bottom |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
|
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| Nightingale |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Nilus | EM Wikipedia |
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| Noah |
Hero of the great flood story in the Bible. Father of Japheth.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Nobility |
Personification of nobility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| North-Countryman |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The Great Snow.
|
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| Obedience |
Personification of obedience. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows
and Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
|
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| Oblivion |
Personification of oblivion. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment and John Stow’s Survey of London.
|
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| Oceanus |
Personification of the great river the Greeks believed encircled the world. Appears
as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
| Odysseus |
King of Ithaca in Greek mythology. Appears in Homer’s the
Odyssey.
|
Wikipedia |
| Ogle | ||
| Ogyges |
Ruler in Greek mythology.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Old Hobson |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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| Olfactus |
Personification of smelling. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Oppression |
Personification of oppression. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Order |
Personification of order. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Orlando |
Central figure of Orlando Furioso.
|
Wikipedia |
| Oronius |
Bard.
|
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| Orpheus | Wikipedia |
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| Othello |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Othello.
|
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| Pallas |
Daughter of Triton in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Pan |
God of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, and rustic music
in Greek
mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Pandora |
First human woman in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Pandrasus |
King of Greece. Father of Innogen. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain.
|
Mythology Dictionary |
| Paris |
Personification of the city of Paris. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Parisian |
Dramatic character in Sir William Davenant’s Entertainment at Rutland House.
|
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| Parthenope |
Siren in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Pasiphaë |
Queen of Crete in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Patience |
Personification of patience. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Peace |
Personification of peace. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
|
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| Peace of Heart |
Personification of peace of heart. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Pegasus |
Winged horse in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Peleus | EB Wikipedia |
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| Pelias |
King of Iolchus in Greek mythology. Tasked Jason with
retrieving the Golden Fleece.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Penitent Brothel |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
|
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| Pennyboy Cantor |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Pennyboy Junior |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Pennyboy Senior |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Perfect Love |
Personification of perfect love. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Perfection |
Personification of perfection. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Perseus |
Founder of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty in Greek mythology. Son of Danaë.
|
Wikipedia |
| Perspice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin perspicio, meaning to see through something, to percieve clearly. Appears
as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Peter van Hollock | ||
| Petrus Mexius |
Appears in Anthony Munday’s Chrysanaleia. Possible Roman writer.
|
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| Phaethon |
Figure in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Pheme |
Personification of popular rumour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
EB |
| Philomela |
Figure in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Philoponia |
Greek personification of antiquity. Appears as allegorical character in mayoral shows.
See
also Antiquity.
|
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| Phorcys |
Primordial sea god in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Phrixus |
Twin brother of Helle in Greek mythology. Fled the threat of
sacrifice on the back of a ram with the Golden Fleece.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Picklock |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Piety |
Personification of piety. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Pleasantness |
Personification of pleasantness. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Plenidius |
Bard.
|
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| Plenty |
Personification of abundance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Plumporridge |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s Inner Temple Masque.
|
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| Poins | ISE |
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| Polander |
Character representing the Polish. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Policy |
Personification of policy. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Pollux |
Twin half-brother of Castor in Greek and Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Polonius |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
|
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| Polymnia |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of dancing or geometry. Appears as
an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
| Pomona |
Goddess of fruitful abundance in Roman mythology.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Pompey |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure.
|
ISE |
| Pontius Pilate |
Governor of Judaea in the Bible. Presided over the crucifixion of Jesus.
|
Wikipedia |
| Porter |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII.
|
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| Power |
Personification of power. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Presumption |
Personification of presumption. Appears as an allegorical character in Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London.
|
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| Prince Hal | ||
| Promptitude |
Personification of promptitude. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Proserpina |
Goddess of the underworld, springtime, flowers, and vegetation in Roman mythology.
Equated with Persephone in Greek
mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Prosperity |
Personification of prosperity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Prospero |
Dramatic character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
|
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| Prospice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin prospicio, meaning to look far off, to see into the distance. Appears as
an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Proteus |
God of rivers and oceanic bodies of water in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Proteus of Egypt |
King of Egypt in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Providence |
Personification of providence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Prudence |
Personification of prudence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
|
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| Pug |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
|
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| Punk Alice |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Pyracmon |
Cyclops servant of Vulcan in Roman mythology.
|
EM |
| Pyramus |
Dramatic character in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Played by Nick Bottom in the
play-within-the-play in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
|
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| Pythias |
Central figure of the
Damon and Pythiaslegend in Greek mythology. |
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| Python |
Monstrous serpent tasked with guarding the oracle at Delphi in Greek mythology. Killed
by
Apollo.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Přemysl the Ploughman |
Founder of the Přemyslid dynasty.
|
Wikipedia |
| Quarlous |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Queen of the Moors |
Character representing the queen of the Moors. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Queen Tumanama |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday’s Chrusothriambos.
|
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| Quick |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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| Quiet |
Personification of quiet. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Rachel |
Favourite of Jacob’s two wives in the Bible. Mother of Joseph.
|
Wikipedia |
| Rafe |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Ralph |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Ralph |
Dramatic character in Francis Beaumont’s Knight of the Burning Pestle.
|
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| Rebecca | Wikipedia |
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| Record |
Personification of record. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Register |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Religion |
Personification of religion. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Remus |
Twin brother of Romulus in Roman mythology. Murdered prior to
the founding of Rome.
|
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| Respect |
Personification of respect. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Respice |
Personification of an aspect of sight derived from the Latin respicio, meaning to look behind, look back at or upon. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Respublica Bene Instituta |
Personification of a democratic republic. Appears as an allegorical character in The Queen’s Majesty’s Passage.
|
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| Reward |
Personification of reward. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Rhetoric |
Personification of rhetoric, one of the liberal sciences. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Rhodos |
Goddess and personification of the island of Rhodes in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Richard Follywit |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
|
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| Right |
Personification of moral guidance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Right-Hitting Brand |
One of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
|
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| Righteousness |
Personification of moral righteousness. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Adams’ Eirenopolis.
|
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| Riot |
Personification of uprising and disorder. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Robin Hood |
Heroic outlaw.
|
ODNB Wikipedia |
| Roger |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Rome |
Personification of the city of Rome. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Romeo Montague |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
|
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| Romulus |
Twin brother of Remus in Roman mythology. Founder of
Rome.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| Rosamund Clifford | (b. in or after 1150b. 1176) Mistress of Henry II.
|
ODNB Wikipedia |
| Rose Oatley |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Rowland Lacy |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Ruinosa Respublica |
Personification of a dilapidated republic. Appears as an allegorical character in
The Queen’s Majesty’s Passage.
|
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| Rumour |
Personification of hearsay and rumour. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Russian |
Character representing the Russians and Moscowians. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Sabrina |
Daughter of Locrine and Estrildis. Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
OR OR |
| Safety |
Personification of safety. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Sailor |
Stock sailor character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Samothes | ||
| Samuel |
Prophet in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Sanballat the Horonite |
Samaritan leader in the Book of Nehemiah in the Bible. Attempted to hinder Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild Jerusalem.
|
Wikipedia |
| Sarah | Wikipedia |
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| Saron |
King of Britain.
|
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| Satan |
Principal devil in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Saturn |
God of generation, dissolution, plenty, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal, and
liberation in Roman mythology. Father of Jupiter.
|
EM Wikipedia |
| Satyr |
Stock satyr character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
Wikipedia |
| Saul |
King of the Kingdom of Israel in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Saverne |
Personification of the Severn. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Scelestina |
Dramatic character in Calistus.
|
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| Sceropes |
Cyclops servant of Vulcan in Roman mythology.
|
EM |
| Science |
Personification of science. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral pageants.
|
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| Scott |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Scylla | Wikipedia |
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| Sea Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
|
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| Sebastian |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
|
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| Second Malcontent |
Second personification of malcontent. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Second Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
|
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| Security | ||
| Sedulity |
Personification of sedulity. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Semele |
Daughter of Cadmus in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Sergeant Ambush | ||
| Servitude |
Personification of servitude. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Shackles |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
|
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| Sharkwell |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
|
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| Shelton |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s
On the Famous Voyage. |
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| Shepherd |
Stock shepherd character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Sherwin |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
|
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| Short |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middleton’s Michaelmas Terme.
|
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| Sideros |
Personification of iron. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Silvanus |
Deity of woods and uncultivated lands in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Silvius |
King of Alba Longa in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Simon St. Mary-Overies |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middleton’s The Puritan Widow.
|
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| Simon the Zealot |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Simpkin |
Dramatic character in William Kempe’s
Singing Simpkin. |
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| Simplicity |
Personification of simplicity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Simplicity | ||
| Sincerity |
Personification of sincerity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Sir Amorous La Foole |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Sir Bounteous Progress |
Dramatic character in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
|
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| Sir Clamydes |
Dramatic character in Thomas Creede’s Sir Clymon and Sir Clamydes.
|
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| Sir Clyomon |
Dramatic character in Thomas Creede’s Sir Clymon and Sir Clamydes.
|
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| Sir Dauphine Eugenie |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Sir Epicure Mammon |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Alchemist.
|
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| Sir Gosling Glowworm | ||
| Sir Harry Percy |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I.
|
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| Sir Hugh Lacy |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Sir Humphrey Talbot |
Knight. Lord Marshall of Callis. Son of John Talbot and Margaret Talbot.
|
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| Sir John |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
|
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| Sir John Daw |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Sir John Frugal |
Dramatic character in Philip Massinger’s The
City Madam.
|
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| Sir Petronel Flash | ||
| Sir Roger Oatley |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Sir Thomas Ramsey |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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| Skipper |
Stock skipper character. Appears in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
|
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| Slitgut | ||
| Sloth |
Personification of laziness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Sol |
Personification of the sun. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
Wikipedia |
| Soldier |
Stock soldier character. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| Solomon | (fl. between 1000 BCE and 901 BCE) King of Israel in the Bible. Son of David.
|
EB |
| Sophrosyne |
Personification of self-control, temperance, and soundness of mind. Appears as an
allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
OR |
| Spaniard |
Character representing the Spanish. Appears in mayoral shows.
|
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| St. Andrew the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| St. Anne |
Mother of Mary in the Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| St. Deruvian |
Bishop and saint. Sent by the Pope to aid with Lucius of
Britain’ conversion to Christianity. Appears in Geoffrey of
Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
Wikipedia |
| St. Fagan |
Bishop and saint. Sent by the Pope to aid with Lucius of
Britain’ conversion to Christianity. Appears in Geoffrey of
Monouth’s History of the Kings of Britain.
|
Wikipedia |
| St. Grobain |
Patron saint of vulgar and coarse people.
|
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| St. Hugh of Lincoln |
Venerated saint.
|
Wikipedia |
| St. John the Baptist |
Preacher in the Bible. Baptized Jesus Christ.
|
Wikipedia |
| St. Mary Magdalene |
Disciple of Jesus Christ in the Bible. First person to see Christ’s resurrection.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| St. Matthew the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
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| St. Michael |
Archangel in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| St. Michael |
Archangel in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| St. Paul the Apostle | (b. 5, d. 67) Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| St. Peter the Apostle | (d. 64) Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
EB Wikipedia |
| St. Simeon |
Receiver of Jesus Christ when he entered the Temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law of Moses in the
Bible.
|
Wikipedia |
| Steadfastness |
Personification of steadfastness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
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| Stephano |
Dramatic character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
|
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| Subtle |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Alchemist.
|
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| Success |
Personification of success. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Superstition |
Personification of superstition. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Swash | ||
| Sybil |
Dramatic character in Thomas Dekker’s The
Shoemaker’s Holiday.
|
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| Tactus |
Personification of touching. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Tagus |
River-god of Tagus in Greek mythology.
|
THEOI |
| Tamburlaine |
Dramatic character in Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great.
|
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| Tantalus |
King of Sipylus in Greek mythology.
|
EB |
| Tapeinotes |
Personification of humility and modesty. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
OR |
| Tasciovanus |
Son of Lud. Brother of Mandubracius (Androgeus). Nephew of Cassivellaunus.
Appears in Geoffrey of Monouth’s History of
the Kings of Britain. King of the Catuvellauni tribe before the Roman conquest of
Britain. Called Themantius in Stow.
|
Google
Books Wikipedia |
| Tattle |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Telamon | Wikipedia |
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| Temperance |
Personification of temperance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Tenterhook | ||
| Terpsichore |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of dancing, chorus, or lyric poetry.
Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM |
| Terra |
Goddess of the earth in Roman mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Tethys |
Mother of the river gods and the Oceanids in Greek mythology. Sister and wife of Oceanus.
|
Wikipedia |
| Thalia |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of comedy. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
|
EB EM Wikipedia |
| Thames |
Personification of the Thames. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Themis |
Titaness in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Theseus |
Founder of Athens in Greek mythology.
|
Wikipedia |
| Thetis | EM Wikipedia |
|
| Third Nymph |
Minor female nature deity drawn from Greek and Roman mythology. Appears as a character
in
mayoral shows.
|
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| Thisbe |
Dramatic character in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Played by Francis Flute in the
play-within-the-play in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
|
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| Thomas Barber |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
|
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| Thomas Dowroy | (d. 1578) Buried in the Chapel of Jesus in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
|
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| Thomas Linacre | (b. 1460, d. 1524) Appointed royal physician in 1509.
|
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| Thomas Otter |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
|
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| Thomas the Apostle |
Apostle of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
|
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| Throat |
Dramatic character in Lording Barry’s Ram
Alley.
|
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| Time |
Personification of time. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
|
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| Timothy Thinbeard |
Dramatic character in Thomas Heywood’s If
You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, Part 2.
|
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| Timothy Touchstone |
Pseudonymous author of
Timothy Touchtoneʼs Reply to Sir Anonymous. |
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| Titan |
Personification of the Greek Titans. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
|
EM |
| Tobiah |
Ammonite official in the Book of Nehemiah in the Bible. Attempted to hinder Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild Jerusalem.
|
Wikipedia |
| Tom Snout |
Dramatic character in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
|
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| Tom Strowd | ||
| Tony |
Dramatic character in John Fletcher’s A Wife for a Month.
|
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| Touchstone | ||
| Touchwood |
Dramatic character in Thomas Middletonʼs A Chaste Maid in Cheapside.
|
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| Traffic |
Personification of traffic and merchandise. Appears as an allegorical character in
mayoral shows.
|
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| Tranquility |
Personification of tranquility. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
|
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| Treason |
Personification of treason. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Trinculo |
Dramatic character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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| Triton |
Messenger of the sea in Greek mythology. Father of Pallas.
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| Trouble Truth |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Staple of News.
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| Troya-Nova |
Personification of the geographic area and settlement of Roman London. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Truewit |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Epicœne.
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| Truth |
Personification of truth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Truth’s Angel |
Personification of Truthʼs angel. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Tubal-cain |
First blacksmith in the Bible.
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| Tumult |
Personification of tumult. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Turk |
Character representing the Turkish. Appears in mayoral shows.
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| Unanimity |
Personification of consensus. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Unhappiness |
Personification of unhappiness. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Unity |
Personification of unity. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Urania |
One of the nine muses in Greek mythology. Patron of astronomy. Appears as an allegorical
character in mayoral shows.
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| Ursula |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Veneration |
Personification of veneration. Appears as an
allegorical character in Thomas Dekker’s The Magnificent Entertainment.
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| Venice |
Personification of the city of Venice. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Venus | EM Wikipedia |
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| Ver |
Personification of the season of spring. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows and John Stow’s Survey of London.
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| Vertumnus |
God of seasons, change, and plant growth in Roman mythology.
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| Vesta |
Goddess of hearth and home in Roman mythology.
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| Victory |
Personification of victory. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Vigilancy |
Personification of vigilance. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| The Virgin Mary |
Mother of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
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| Virtue |
Personification of virtue. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows, Richard Johnson’s Nine Worthies of London and John Stow’s Survey of London. See also Arete.
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| Visus |
Personification of seeing. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Vortigern | EB Wikipedia |
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| Vulcan |
God of fire and smithery in Roman mythology.
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| Walter Bloxley |
Buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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| War |
Personification of war and violence. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral
shows.
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| Watchfulness |
Personification of watchfulness. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Wealth |
Personification of wealth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Whetston |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Will Scarlet |
One of Robin Hood’s Merry
Men.
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| Williamson |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Win Little-Wit |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Win-Wife |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Winchcomb |
Appears in Thomas Midddleton’s A Mad World, My Masters.
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| Wisdom |
Personification of wisdom. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Wit |
Dramatic character in Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood’s Sir Thomas
More.
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| Wittipol |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Woodcock |
Appears in Ben Jonson’s The
Devil is an Ass.
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| Worth |
Personfication of worth. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Zacchaeus |
Chief tax-collector at Jericho in the Bible.
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| Zeale |
Personification of zeal. Appears as an allegorical character in mayoral shows.
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| Zeale-Of-The-Land Busy |
Dramatic character in Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair.
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| Zephyr |
Personification of a gentle breeze in Greek mythology. Equated with Favonius in Roman mythology. Appears as an
allegorical character in Michael Drayton’s A Pæan Triumphal.
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| Zetes | Wikipedia |
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| Ziba |
Servant of Saul and Mephibosheth in the Bible.
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