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Tlepolemus is the cousin and fiancé of Charite. He disguises himself as Haemus in order to infiltrate the lair of the thieves who have kidnapped Charite, then tricks all the thieves into drinking a sedative and kills them. Despite his success over the thieves, however, Tlepolemus is later killed during a supposed hunting accident due to the scheming of Thrasyllus, who wants Charite for himself. Tlepolemus’s story represents the whims of Fate, showing how a capable and righteous character can nevertheless meet a tragic end.
Tlepolemus (Haemus) Quotes in The Golden Ass
The The Golden Ass quotes below are all either spoken by Tlepolemus (Haemus) or refer to Tlepolemus (Haemus). 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 7 Quotes
But she! As soon as she saw the young man and heard mention of a brothel and a pimp, she started to laugh and wiggle ecstatically, so I felt justified in condemning the entire sex… At that moment, the character of all women, as a class, was subject to a donkey’s censure.
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This quote comes from a moment when Lucius overhears the hostage (Charite) talking with a new leader of the thieves named Haemus. Haemus talks about selling Charite to a brothel, and Charite seems strangely excited by this idea. What Lucius doesn’t realize is that Haemus is actually just a disguise for Tlepolemus, the cousin and fiancé of Charite. In his ignorance, Lucius goes too far in his condemnation, in that he blames not only Charite for being lustful but all women—a rather extreme position. Ultimately, the passage reveals one of the many ways that Lucius is an unreliable narrator, since Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explic
Book 8 Quotes
Leave off your troublesome weeping and your wailing so alien to my brave deeds. I have taken revenge on the gore-caked annihilator of my husband.
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This quote, which comes from a story relayed by one of Charite’s former enslaved workers, is spoken by Charite after she stabs out the eyes of Thrasyllus. The entire story of Charite, Tlepolemus, and Thrasyllus is tragic, providing a strange ending to a story that previously seemed to have ended happily. Though Tlepolemus uses his cunning to rescue Charite from the thieves, this happy ending is cut short when the jealous, scheming Thrasyllus finds a way to murder Tlepolemus on a hunting expedition so that he can claim Charite as his own. Thrasyllus’s plan backfires, however, when he underestimates Charite, Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi
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Tlepolemus (Haemus) Character Timeline in The Golden Ass
The timeline below shows where the character Tlepolemus (Haemus) appears in The Golden Ass. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 4
In the hostage girl’s story, her cousin is a couple years older than her, and he is a distinguished citizen in his...
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Book 7
The man introduces himself as a brigand from Thrace named Haemus. He is the heir to another great robber and used to be wealthy but lost...
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The bandits unanimously vote Haemus their leader. Eventually, he learns about the hostage and how she tried to escape on...
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...girl herself seems pleased with the plan, which Lucius finds shameful. Suddenly, however, Lucius overhears Haemus speaking quietly to the girl and revealing that he is in fact Tlepolemus, the girl’s...
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Tlepolemus, still pretending to be Haemus, gets the robbers drunk and possibly adds a sedative to...
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Charite and Tlepolemus get married. Charite continues to express gratitude towards Lucius and feeds him well. They decide...
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Book 8
...is one of Charite’s suitors and is jealous when he finds out she’s engaged to Tlepolemus instead. When Thrasyllus hears that Tlepolemus has rescued Charite from the bandits, he pretends to...
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One day, Thrasyllus accompanies Tlepolemus on a hunting expedition. They expect to be hunting docile goats, but instead they find...
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One night, the ghost of Tlepolemus comes to visit Charite. He confirms that Thrasyllus assassinated him and tells her to run...
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...his eyes out for revenge. She does so with a hairpin. Charite then goes to Tlepolemus’s coffin and tells the whole town what Thrasyllus did. She kills herself with Tlepolemus’s sword...
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