Meroe is an old innkeeper who is secretly a witch. She is vengeful, particularly when it comes to sex. When Socrates sleeps with her, then tries to leave, Meroe takes everything he has and curses him to remain in an undead state where he can be killed but still get up and walk around. Meroe foreshadows the role witchcraft will play later in the story, and she is the first of many trickster characters who appear in the stories-within-stories.
Meroe Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by Meroe or refer to Meroe. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1
Quotes
First of all, I swear to you solemnly by this Sun above, a god who sees everything, that the story I’m telling is true—and I ought to know. To do away with any doubts you may still have, when you come to the nearest town, which is where these events took place—and they took place out in public—you’ll find them under general discussion.
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Meroe Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by Meroe or refer to Meroe. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 1
Quotes
First of all, I swear to you solemnly by this Sun above, a god who sees everything, that the story I’m telling is true—and I ought to know. To do away with any doubts you may still have, when you come to the nearest town, which is where these events took place—and they took place out in public—you’ll find them under general discussion.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
