# Hellenore — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Hellenore in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dame Hellenore

**First appearance:** 0057-canto-ix

## Who they are

The unfaithful wife of Malbecco who elopes with Paridell.

## In the story

### [Canto IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-ix)

Malbecco's young and beautiful wife, who is flirtatious and unhappy in her marriage.

### [Canto X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-x)

Malbecco's wife, seduced by Paridell; she steals her husband's treasure, sets fire to his house, and willingly elopes with her lover.

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