# Aegidius Aucupis — Penguin Island character guide

> Aegidius Aucupis in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mother Rouquin Aegidius Aucupis, Rouquin, Mother Rouquin

**First appearance:** 0036-i-mother-rouquin

## Who they are

A character from the medieval period, possibly a merchant.

## In the story

### [Signs in the Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/vii-signs-in-the-moon)

The Latin name of Giles Birdcatcher, used in the chapter to refer to the same learned monk.

### [I: Mother Rouquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/i-mother-rouquin)

Mentioned as the Erasmus of the Penguins, whose age of free inquiry led to unintended consequences.

### [I: Mother Rouquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/i-mother-rouquin)

A ragpicker and bawd who, with her husband Rouquin, saves ashes and bones from the burned relics, planning to pass them off as relics of St. Orberosia for future profit.

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