The golden ass cliffnotes
Lucius, the narrator, is journeying to Thessaly. On his way he meets a man named Aristomenes, who tells him a story of Socrates, a friend of his whom he encountered along the road.
In Thessaly he stays with Milo and his wife, Pamphile, a notorious witch.
Book XI: Summary
The Golden Ass Summary & Study Guide
Complete summary of Lucius Apuleius' The Golden Ass. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Golden Ass.
Description:Lucius, a Roman traveling through Greece, is accidentally transformed into a donkey when his curiosity causes him to investigate a witch's magic a little too closely. His transformation begins a series of adventures and close calls as he tries to find the one antidote for his condition: He is finally succored by the goddess Isis who not only helps him regain his human form but sets him on a path away from his life of gratification and towards one dedicated to virtue. Lucius' troubles begin when he stays at the house of Milo, a wealthy miser to whom he was recommended by a friend. Milo is married to a powerful witch named Pamphile, whose secrets he convinces Fotis, his lover and Pamphile's maid, to reveal to him.
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