Belphoebe
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Belphoebe is a chaste and martial huntress in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, often interpreted as an idealized representation of Queen Elizabeth I.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
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chaste maiden ⓘ fictional character ⓘ huntress ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| allegoricalRepresentationOf | Queen Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
The Faerie Queene, Book II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Faerie Queene, Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ The Faerie Queene, Book IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
chastity
ⓘ
heroic femininity ⓘ ideal queenship ⓘ martial virtue ⓘ virginity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Queen Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Amoret
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Scudamour NERFINISHED ⓘ Timias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
chastity
ⓘ
courage ⓘ martial prowess ⓘ virginity ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Amoret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Faerie Queene, Book II, Canto iii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical epic poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
compliment to Elizabeth I
ⓘ
ideal of female chastity ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeledOn | Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from "Phoebe," an epithet of Artemis/Diana ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| occupation | huntress ⓘ |
| partOf | Elizabethan literary representations of Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | forest ⓘ |
| rescues | Timias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesNameEtymologyWith | Phoebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
purity armed in defense of virtue
ⓘ
virgin warrior-queen ideal ⓘ |
| twinSister | Amoret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | bow and arrows ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate |
1590
ⓘ
1596 ⓘ |
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