# Molanna — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Molanna in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** this Molanna

**First appearance:** 0102-canto-vii

## Who they are

A river nymph who helps Faunus spy on Diana.

## Relationships

### [Sir Calidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/sir_calidore)

_psychological_

Molanna, a water nymph, is manipulated by Sir Calidore to reveal information about the hidden garden of Venus, creating a dynamic of persuasion and exploitation.

### [Prince Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/prince_arthur)

_social_

Molanna interacts with Prince Arthur as a minor character in the narrative, providing him with information about the landscape.

### [Prince Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/prince_arthur)

_social_

Molanna interacts with Prince Arthur as a minor character in the narrative, providing him with information about the landscape.

### [Sir Calidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/sir_calidore)

_psychological_

Molanna, a water nymph, is manipulated by Sir Calidore to reveal information about the hidden garden of Venus, creating a dynamic of persuasion and exploitation.

### [Sir Calidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/sir_calidore)

_psychological_

Molanna, a water nymph, is manipulated by Sir Calidore to reveal information about the hidden garden of Venus, creating a dynamic of persuasion and exploitation.

### [Prince Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/prince_arthur)

_social_

Molanna interacts with Prince Arthur as a minor character in the narrative, providing him with information about the landscape.

## In the story

### [Mutability: The Legend of Constancy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/mutability-the-legend-of-constancy)

A nymph, daughter of Mole, associated with the river and the landscape of Arlo-hill.

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

A nymph, daughter of old Father Mole, whose story is woven into the description of Arlo-hill.

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