Charicles, priest of Apollo at Delphi
Alcamenes, nephew of Charicles
Trachinus, a pirate
Pelorus, a pirate and officer of Trachinus
Cnemon, a young Athenian, son of
Aristippus, an Athenian, a stupid husband
Demaeneta, the amorous step-mother of Cnemon
Thisbe, the scheming maid of Demaeneta
Arsinoe, a slave-girl, a friend of Thisbe
Nausicles, a merchant