# Olwen Phillips — Short Fiction character guide

> Olwen Phillips in Short Fiction by Arthur Machen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Croeswen, Olwen Phillips of Croeswen, Olwen, Phillips

**First appearance:** 0028-the-great-return

## Who they are

A woman who has a dream of the Sangraal.

## In the story

### [The Great Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-great-return)

A young girl from Croeswen who is miraculously healed from a long-standing illness, believed to be a result of the Grail's presence.

### [I: The Rumour of the Marvellous](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/i-the-rumour-of-the-marvellous)

Mentioned as a case of miraculous healing from tuberculosis at Croeswen, Llantrisant, described as a 'kind of resurrection of the body' by reputable surgeons.

### [VI: Olwen's Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/vi-olwen-s-dream)

A sixteen-year-old girl dying of consumption who experiences a vision of the Holy Graal and is miraculously healed.

### [VII: The Mass of the Sangraal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/vii-the-mass-of-the-sangraal)

Her restoration from death to life is the catalyst for the events of the chapter.

### [The Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/the-terror)

The daughter of Dr. Phillips, who is miraculously healed after being struck down by the terror, suggesting a divine or supernatural intervention.

### [II: Death in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_6_se/chapters/ii-death-in-the-village)

A man who, along with his son, was found dead in a marsh, covered in black slime and pondweed, ten yards from the path.

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