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The following Theros characters are only mentioned in flavor text, or appear as minor characters in the storyline.

Name Title Description Cards
Aescalos Aescalos, Healer of Pharika

Adrasteia Adrasteia, Akroan Captain

Named after one of the fates.
Aesrias Aesrias, hero of Iroas

A hero of Iroas whose deeds are manifold.[1]
Agathe Agathe, Priest of Pharika

Agios

A fallen soldier.
Alexio Alexio

A member of the Meletian Skyguard. Killed while protecting Iris.[2]
Alkmenos

A man whose pride, in death, led to being eternally punished by Erebos.
Alythos

Anatheia

A presumably long-dead ancient sage. Believed by some to have founded the library of Glossion.
Arissa

Last champion of the Iroan games.[3]
Aristhenes

A man who murdered many members of government and their families. When finally caught he claimed that none could fairly judge him as all the judges had been personally affected. Ephara herself was said to arrive and to serve as the perfect impartial judge. She found him guilty.
Atha

A powerful firemage affected by Ashiok's Sleep Curse.[4]
Basarios Basarios the Blade

Bayma Bayma, storyteller of Lagonna Band

Braulios Braulios of Pheres Band

Brigone Brigone, Soldier of Meletis

Cacophony Cacophony, God of Cities

A new god created as a result of Ashiok's machinations, which was quickly slain by Ephara due to meddling in her domain. [5]

Callia Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

Corisande Corisande, Setessan hunter

Daeron

Drasus

A member of Kytheon Ioras Irregulars. Now deceased.[6]
Eocles Eocles, Oracle of Purphoros

Epikos

A member of Kytheon Ioras Irregulars. Now deceased.[6]
Erekastos

A famous philosopher.
Euphemia Euphemia, Nexus watcher

Eutropia Eutropia the Twice-Favored

Nylea speaks to her in the windblown leaves; Thassa in the rushing tides.
Gallia Gallia of the Endless Dance

An infamous female satyr and self-styled Lord of Misrule. She wears bright flowers wound around her horns and carries a mock scepter topped with a goblet. She is fickle and loves novelty, and her main goal is to hold a never-ending party.[7]
Guruthes Guruthes, a disciple of Xenagos

Haktos Haktos the Unscarred

A famous warrior with only one weakness.
Hira Hira, Street Oracle

Hypatia Hypatia of the Winged Horse

A former grange-mage from Meletis that became a soldier and the lifelong ally of a Pegasus.[3]
Iadorna Iadorna, Death Priest of Erebos

Ianthe Ianthe, Setessan hunter

Igalus King Igalus

A king who died upon viewing a decapitated gorgon's head.
Iris Iris of the Sight

A blind oracle of Ephara in Meletis.[2]
Kanlos Kanlos, Akroan captain

Kedarick Kedarick VI, king of Iretis

Ill-fated king of Iretis, he lost his kingdom due to the machinations of Ashiok and Phenax.
As his city was sacked by Leonin and he received the news of the death of his wife and child, he stabbed out his own eyes.[8]
Kenessos Kenessos, Priest of Thassa

Kleon Kleon the Iron-Booted

Koblios

Author of Meditations, in which he postulates that the gods are personified patterns. Stoned to death for heresy.[5]
Kunoros Kunoros, Hound of Athreos

A three-headed cerberus that guards The Underworld.
Lanathos

A historian from Meletis, he studies the Leonin. Currently the only human allowed in Tethmos.[9]
Lidia

The mother of Daxos who traded her life for him which prevented Athreos from capturing the young oracle for Erebos.[10]
Lindos Lindos, merchant of Meletis

Luphea Luphea of Setessa

Author of Histories.
Macar King Macar, the Gold-Cursed

A legendary greedy king who died of starvation as his wish to turn everything he touched into gold was fulfilled.
Mirinthes Mirinthes, Akroan Captain

Netos Netos, Meletian fisherman

Nyklos Nyklos, Meletian philosopher

Olexa Olexa of the Twelve

Olexo Little Olexo

A member of Kytheon Iora's Irregulars. Now deceased.[6]
Pantor

A boy, too curious for his own good.
Perisophia Perisophia, the Philosopher

The most influential of the Twelve that rule Meletis, Perisophia is a favourite of Ephara.[3]
Phrogas

An Akroan soldier.
Phrokos

An Akroan soldier.
Plidius

Bet Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with only her javelins.
Polyxene Polyxene the Doubter

Prokopios Prokopios, astronomer of Meletis

Psemilla Psemilla, Meletian Poet

Pythamon Pythamon, sage of Meletis

Rakleia Rakleia of Shrine Peak

Rastos Rastos, Disciple of Mogis

Rhexenor Rhexenor, Akroan flamespeaker

Ristos

Former kingpin of the Akros penal colony.[6]
Sathros

Solon Solon, acolyte of Pharika

Solyssia

A long-dead oracle of Meletis. Has dwelt upon the banks of Tartyx for eons amassing knowledge of the mortal world, and refuses to be ferried across by Athreos.
Telphe Telphe, druid of Nylea

Teraklos Teraklos of Meletis

Thalodikes Thakolides the Mighty

Thraxes

An ancient dragon which sleeps within the peak of Mt.Velus, Purphoros's abode.
Thryx Thryx, the Sudden Storm

An elemental giant.
Tikaia Tikaia, disciple of Uremides

A disciple of Uremides the philosopher
Tycthis

A soldier with a short career.
Uremides Uremides the philosopher

Vala Vala, disciple of Purphoros

Verenes (Verenis) Verenes, priest of Iroas
Verenis, priest of Iroas

Vog

Captain of the Hadross. His father butchered wild animals and was cursed by Nylea to become bestial, before being killed by his own men. The curse passed on to Vog, and he now works to make sure the curse will not pass to his daughter.[4]
Zenon

A member of Kytheon Ioras Irregulars. Now deceased.[6]
  1. Matt Knicl (March 5, 2014). "The hero of Iroas". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. a b Jeremiah Isgur (March 19, 2014). "The Oracle of Ephara". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. a b c Magic Creative Team (August 28, 2013). "Planeswalkers Guide to Theros Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. a b Jason Ciaramella (2014). "Magic: The Gathering - Theros". IDW Publishing.
  5. a b Ken Troop (April 23, 2014). "Dreams of the City". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. a b c d e Ari Levitch (July 1, 2015). "Gideon’s Origin: Kytheon Iora of Akros". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Johannes Voss (January 23, 2020). "My full painting for Gallia! Art brief, sketches & close-up shots inside!". Reddit.
  8. Ken Troop (December 4, 2013). "Building towards a Dream Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. Magic Creative Team (September 4, 2013). "Planeswalker's Guide to Theros Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. Jenna Helland (April 2014). "Theros: Godsend, Part I." Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-6556-4.
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