# Gray Phillippevna — Eugene Onegin character guide

> Gray Phillippevna in Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-iii

## Who they are

The Larins' elderly nurse and confidante to Tattiana.

## In the story

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxii)

Implied as the managing figure who dominates her husband and oversees the household.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xvi)

Tattiana's nurse, who is addressed as 'nurse' in the chapter.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xvii)

The nurse responds to Tattiana's request, lamenting her failing memory and recalling her youth.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xviii)

The nurse recounts her own forced marriage at thirteen.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xix)

The old nurse who prays for Tattiana and tries to soothe her distress.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xx)

The aged nurse who listens to Tattiana's confession.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxi)

The nurse, whom Tattiana dismisses to be alone.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxv)

Enters with tea, urges Tattiana to rise, and expresses relief at her recovery.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxvi)

The nurse is asked to send her grandson with the letter, and she expresses confusion about the intended recipient.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxxvii)

The nurse is confused and misunderstands Tattiana's urgency, attributing her own forgetfulness to old age.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/x)

The nurse is mentioned as the one who planned the sorcery ritual with Tattiana.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xvi)

Tattiana's nurse, who is too dull to guess her secret.

### [Canto the Seventh: Moscow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/canto-the-seventh-moscow)

The old nurse who shows Tattiana around Onegin's house and shares memories of him.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xv)

Anicia (Gray Phillippevna) brings the keys and accompanies Tattiana, pointing out where the master used to sit.

### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xxiii)

The old dame (likely the nurse) expresses anguish over Tattiana's refusal to marry.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/eugene_onegin_se/chapters/xlv)

Referenced as Tattiana's deceased nurse, buried under a cross and shrubbery.

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