# Bireno — Orlando Furioso character guide

> Bireno in Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** False Bireno

**First appearance:** 0003-canto-i

## Who they are

A faithless duke who abandons Olympia.

## In the story

### [Canto IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-ix)

Olympia's beloved spouse, captured by King Cymosco and held prisoner; Olympia seeks to free him.

### [Canto X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-x)

Betrays Olympia, abandoning her on an island for a younger woman.

### [Canto XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orlando_furioso_se/chapters/canto-xi)

Mentioned as the false spouse who betrayed Olympia, leaving her to pirates.

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