Captain Phoebus Captain Phoebus "Capitaine" Phœbus de Châteaupers is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". He is the Captain of the King Louis XI's Archers. His name comes from Phoebus, the Greek god of the sun (also called Apollo). In the original novel, Phoebus is an antagonist. Despite being of noble birth and very handsome, he is also vain, untrustworthy, and a womanizer. He saves Esmeralda from Quasimodo and she falls in love with him. Phoebus makes a convincing show of returning her affections, but merely wants a night of
Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) and Esmeralda 7. So Look No More for Love — Fleur-de-Lys & Phoebus 8. The Feast of Fools — Gringoire & Chorus 9. The King of Fools — Quasimodo 10. The Sorceress — Frollo & Quasimodo 11. The Foundling — Quasimodo 12. The Doors of Paris — Gringoire 13. Kidnap Attempt — Phoebus & Esmeralda 14. The Court of the Miracles — Clopin, Chorus & Esmeralda 15. The Word Phoebus — Esmeralda & Gringoire 16. Shining Like the Sun — Esmeralda & Fleur-de-Lys 17. Torn Apart — Phoebus 18. Anarchy — Frollo & Gringoire 19. Water, Please! — Chorus, Frollo