Overview
Character Name
Philia
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: G5
Low Note: B3
Time & Place
8th century bc
Analysis
Philia's name is Greek for "love". A virgin courtesan in the House of Lycus. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him the body he has paid for, although she loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. Young, pretty, devoted, and, at times, dim. An archetypal
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