# The Wretched Cyprian — Poetry character guide

> The Wretched Cyprian in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Cyprian Queen

**First appearance:** 0039-the-garden-of-eros

## Who they are

A sorrowful figure associated with Cyprus, likely Venus in a tragic aspect.

## In the story

### [The New Helen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/the-new-helen)

Mentioned as the 'discrowned Queen men call the Erycine,' linking to Aphrodite's Cyprian aspect.

### [Flower of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/flower-of-love)

Mentioned as 'the Cytheraean' rising like an argent lily from the sea, less dear than the beloved.

## Links

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