Maecenas
Maecenas is mentioned in "Ode I’’ as being an important patron to art and everything which has to do with literature. Because of his willingness to support artists, Maecenas is hailed as a hero and as a person who should be mentioned in history because of his interest in everything that is considered beautiful and as having the power to change the lives of the people.
Death
Death is the main character in "Ode IV’’ and is described as being an impartial person from which no one can escape. This description is important because it has the purpose of transmitting the idea that no one can escape from death.
Kings and Queens
The two categories are mentioned in "Ode IV’’ and are used by the narrator to transmit the idea that no one can escape death, no matter their role in society and how privileged they are.
Pyrrha
Pyrrha is the main character in "Ode V’’ and is given here as the perfect example of devotion when it comes to gods. The narrator suggests that Pyrrha’s devotion was so intense she was even willing to give up her own life if the Gods were to ask her to do something like that.
Lydia
Lydia is a woman mentioned in "Ode VIII’’. She is described as having a great deal of power over a man in her life, a character mentioned by the name of Sybaris. Because of her power, she is portrayed in a rather negative image and is presented as the negative character.
Sybaris
Sybaris is the man mentioned in "Ode VIII’’ and presented as being the man influenced by Lydia. Because of this, she is presented as having lost all his power and influence when it comes to women.
Mercury
Mercury is the main character in "Ode X’’ and is praised by the narrator as being the most competent and the most worthy God to ever exist on this earth.
Prometheus
In "Ode XVI’’, he is described as being the creator of mankind and thus the one responsible for the natural tendency many have towards anger.
The unnamed woman
The woman is mentioned in "Ode XVI’’ and is described as being a person who was offended by something the narrator wrote about. Despite the narrator’s attempts to gin her forgiveness, he remains largely unsuccessful.
Bacchus
The name is mentioned in "Ode XVIII’’ and he is presented as being the God of drunkenness. He is named in the ode as being the source of happiness and everything that is god.
Diana
Diana is mentioned in "Ode XXI’’, as being the Goddess of fertility and hunting. The narrator describes the people who worship her as being young virgins and the places where the Goddess is worshiped as being in the middle of nature, most common near bodies of water.
Apollo
Apollo is described as the most important God in "Ode XXI’’, the one who has the power to protect the people from famine and war. Just like Diana, he is worshiped by young boys who show their love for the God through songs and dancing.
