# Elisaveta — The Created Legend character guide > Elisaveta in The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Comrade Elisaveta, IX Elisaveta, XIV Elisaveta **First appearance:** 0001-the-created-legend ## Who they are A barefoot revolutionary comrade who walks the river paths with her sister, defends Trirodov against slander, and discovers her own heart betraying her to him. ## Relationships ### [Trirodov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/trirodov) _romantic_ Elisaveta is deeply in love with Trirodov, sharing a passionate and spiritually intense bond that drives much of the story's emotional core. ### [Matov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/matov) _psychological_ Elisaveta is the object of Matov's obsessive and unrequited love, which she finds suffocating and manipulative. ### [Stchemilov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/stchemilov) _friendship_ Elisaveta shares a warm, supportive friendship with Stchemilov, who acts as a confidant and ally in her struggles. ### [Elena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/elena) _family_ Elena is Elisaveta's sister, and their relationship is marked by deep affection but also tension due to their contrasting personalities. ### [Kiril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/kiril) _friendship_ Elisaveta and Kiril share a bond of mutual respect and camaraderie, with Kiril often supporting her emotional needs. ### [Rameyev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/rameyev) _social_ Elisaveta and Rameyev are acquaintances within the revolutionary milieu, interacting primarily through shared political circles. ### [Stchemilov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/stchemilov) _friendship_ Elisaveta shares a warm, supportive friendship with Stchemilov, who acts as a confidant and ally in her struggles. ### [Trirodov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/trirodov) _romantic_ Elisaveta is deeply in love with Trirodov, sharing a passionate and spiritually intense bond that drives much of the story's emotional core. ### [Matov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/matov) _psychological_ Elisaveta is the object of Matov's obsessive and unrequited love, which she finds suffocating and manipulative. ### [Matov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/matov) _psychological_ Elisaveta is the object of Matov's obsessive and unrequited love, which she finds suffocating and manipulative. ### [Stchemilov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/stchemilov) _friendship_ Elisaveta shares a warm, supportive friendship with Stchemilov, who acts as a confidant and ally in her struggles. ### [Trirodov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/trirodov) _romantic_ Elisaveta is deeply in love with Trirodov, sharing a passionate and spiritually intense bond that drives much of the story's emotional core. ## In the story ### [The Created Legend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/the-created-legend) Revolutionary idealist and object of Trirodov's affection. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/i) The elder sister, bathing in the river and curious about Trirodov; wears yellow, has a strong will and intellect. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/ii) One of the Rameyev sisters, she is observant and critical of the colony's instructress, Nadezhda Vestchezerova. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/iii) One of the two sisters who explore the thicket and Trirodov's domain; she remains calm and philosophical, speaking of the sun's extinction and a new life. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/iv) Rejects Piotr's love, defends her revolutionary ideals and love of freedom. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/v) Agrees to speak at the mass meeting, shows calmness and gentle reproof towards Piotr and Stchemilov. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/vi) Elisaveta is tormented by desire and nightmares, reflecting on her feelings for Trirodov and experiencing visions of political persecution. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/vii) Feels agitated and dreamlike after the visit to Trirodov; waits anxiously for his return and speaks sharply during the second meeting. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/ix) Walks with Elena, experiences tender devotion and expectancy, joins the naked dancers at the colony, feels sweet passion for Trirodov, and calmly confronts Ostrov. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xi) Defends Trirodov against Piotr's accusations, admits to finding him interesting. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xiv) Disguises as a boy, speaks at the mass meeting, reveals her love for another to Stchemilov. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xvi) Accompanies Trirodov to Voronok's house, visits the dead worker's family, attends the funeral, and goes to a tavern afterward. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xviii) Trirodov's love interest. She is hurt by his absence but defends him when Piotr criticizes him. She is dressed as a boy at supper and smiles abstractly. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xix) Deepens her love for Trirodov, discusses life and passion, and questions his melancholy. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xxi) Elisaveta reads poetry aloud to Trirodov in the woods, but is frightened by the sudden appearance of a ragged beggar who criticizes their reading material. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xxiii) Elisaveta is among the women searched; she feels unclean after being handled by the police-matron. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xxiv) Walks alone in the wood, recalling revolutionary activities; is attacked by two men, rescued by quiet children, and experiences a vision of Queen Ortruda. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xxvi) Visits Trirodov's colony, reads poetry with him, and engages in philosophical dialogue about love and transformation. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xxvii) Unable to sleep, receives Trirodov's letter, runs to him in the garden, and confesses her love; later tells her sister and father about her joy. ### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/xxxiii) Mentioned in Trirodov's thoughts; he fears Davidov might take her away, and she experiences passionate dreams of Queen Ortruda. ### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/chapters/endnotes) Referenced in note 27 as Queen Ortruda of the United Isles in a previous existence. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters/elisaveta - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_created_legend_se/characters