Bulfinch’s Mythology · Character
Medoro
Young Saracen soldier who wins Angelica's love, causing Orlando's madness.
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A young Moorish soldier who risks his life to bury his prince Dardinel, is wounded, and later rescued and married by Angelica.
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In Medoro: A young Moorish soldier who risks his life to bury his prince Dardinel, is wounded, and later rescued and married by Angelica.
Later, in Orlando Mad: Mentioned as Angelica's husband; his name is inscribed in the grotto.
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- Other
Character groups
- Miscellaneous Mythological and Romance Figures
- Greek and Trojan Heroes
- Virgilian and Ovidian Figures
- Arthurian and Romance Knights
- Orlando Epic Characters
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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