A suitor. The Boy asks Jupiter for snow and frost that would help him in his games.
EOLUS
A 'ghost character', mentioned in Jupiter's opening soliloquy. By quarrelling with Saturne, Phebus, and Phebe, Eolus (e.g. AEolus, god of winds) has caused great inconvenience to humanity. The other gods and goddesses turn to Jupiter to redress the balance between the elements.
GENTLEMAN OR "GENTYLMAN"
A suitor. The Gentylman asks Jupiter for dry weather, neither misty nor windy, that would allow hunting, the gentlemen's favored pastime.
GENTLEWOMAN OR "GENTYLWOMAN"
A suitor. The Gentylwoman asks Jupiter for temperate weather, neither sunny, nor frosty, nor windy, that would be favorable to her beautiful and delicate complexion. She quarrels with the Launder, who despises her idle way of living.
JUPITER
Identified as 'a god' in the dramatis personae. Jupiter descends from heaven to satisfy the people who have been offended by the quarrel between the elements. After listening to the conflicting claims of eight suitors representing the various social groups, he gives his verdict and paradoxically decrees that the weather will remain as it has always been.
LAUNDER
A suitor. The Launder needs the sunshine to dry her laundry. She quarrels with the Gentylwoman, who accuses the Launder of attacking her out of envy.
MERCHANT OR "MARCHAUNT"
A suitor. The Marchaunt asks Jupiter to have weather that is neither stormy nor misty, and to have measured winds that would be favorable to ships.
MERY REPORTE
Defined as 'the vyce' in the dramatis personae, Mery Reporte is chosen by Jupiter among the audience to act as a porter. Mery Reporte introduces to the King of Gods all the suitors of superior social rank (the Gentylman and the Marchaunte, but not the Gentylwoman) and reports the claims of the other suitors. He is a licensed fool and a braggart.
PHEBE
A 'ghost character', mentioned in Jupiter's opening soliloquy. By quarrelling with Saturne, Phebus, and Eolus, Phebe (a goddess identified with the moon) has caused great inconvenience to humanity. The other gods and goddesses turn to Jupiter to redress the balance between the elements.
PHEBUS
A 'ghost character', mentioned in Jupiter's opening soliloquy. By quarrelling with Saturne, Eolus, and Phebe, Phebus (god of the sun) has caused great inconvenience to humanity. The other gods and goddesses turn to Jupiter to redress the balance between the elements.
RANGER
A suitor. The Ranger asks Jupiter for strong winds.
SATURNE
A 'ghost character', mentioned in Jupiter's opening soliloquy. By quarrelling with Eolus, Phebus, and Phebe, Saturne has caused great inconvenience to humanity. The other gods and goddesses turn to Jupiter to redress the balance between the elements.
WATER MILLER OR "MYLLER"
A suitor. The Water Myller asks Jupiter for plenty of rain and no wind. He engages in a debate with the Wynde Miller who, on the contrary, asks for unceasing wind and no rain at all.
WIND MILLER OR "WYNDE MYLLER"
A suitor. The Wynde Myller asks Jupiter for unceasing wind. He engages in a debate with the Water Miller who, on the contrary, asks for plenty of rain and no wind at all.