Identifying Mythological Allusions

Module 4.15

Now, the rake Hesperus has called for his

breeches, and having well rubbed his drowsy

eyes, prepared to dress himself for all night;

by whose example his brother rakes on earth

likewise leave those beds in which they slept

away the day. Now Thetis, the good housewife,

began to put on the pot, in order to regale the

good man Phoebus after his daily labours were

over. In vulgar language, it was the evening

when Joseph attended his lady's orders.

Which of the following best describes Hesperus (line 1), Thetis (line 6), and Phoebus (line 8) in the passage above?