King Simonides
King of Pentapolis, father of Thaisa. Pericles is shipwrecked in Pentapolis, and wins a jousting contest for the hand of Simonides's daughter, Thaisa. Simonides is impressed with Pericles, and tries to jolt him out of his melancholy by offering to be his friend. Later when he finds out his daughter wants to marry Pericles, Simonides tests Pericles by insulting his honor, and then marries the two.read more