Royalty
- Trom: King of Glome
- Orual: oldest daughter of Trom
- Maia: Psyche's Greek nickname for Orual (μαῖα, Greek for "foster-mother")
- Redival: second daughter of Trom
- Istra: youngest daughter of Trom, half-sister of Orual and Redival
- Psyche: Orual's Greek nickname for Istra
- Trunia: prince of the neighbouring country of Phars, marries Redival
- Daaran: son of Trunia and Redival, nephew and heir of Orual
- Argan: another prince of Phars, defeated by Orual.
Other people
- Batta: nurse to the sisters
- Fox (Lysias): Greek slave who acts as tutor and counsellor, a follower of Stoicism
- Poobi: faithful maid of Orual
- Alit: daughter of Poobi
- Tarin: soldier who is castrated
- Bardia: trusted soldier
- Ansit: wife of Bardia
- Ilerdia: son of Bardia
- Gram: a soldier
- Penuan: noble of Glome
- Arnom: Second Priest of Ungit
Gods
- Ungit: goddess of Glome, equivalent to Aphrodite/Venus
- God of the Grey Mountain: son of Ungit, equivalent to Eros/Cupid
- Talapal: name for Ungit in Essur
- Ialim: son of Talapal, equivalent to Eros/Cupid
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