Short Fiction · Character
Prince Vespaluus
A young prince whose education is a matter of state.
minor
Also known as Vespaluus, the young Vespaluus, Prince
First appearance: a young turkish catastrophe
Prince Vespaluus shows up with force in The Story of St. Vespaluus. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The sixteen-year-old nephew of King Hkrikros, who feigns conversion to Christianity to provoke his uncle, survives a bee execution, and later becomes king while maintaining pagan…
Prince Vespaluus first appears in 0023 a young turkish catastrophe.
In The Story of St. Vespaluus: The sixteen-year-old nephew of King Hkrikros, who feigns conversion to Christianity to provoke his uncle, survives a bee execution, and later becomes king while maintaining pagan worship in private.
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