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Phaedria

A wanton lady who ferries knights on the Idle Lake.

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First appearance: canto v

Phaedria shows up with force in Canto VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Phaedria ferries Cymochles and later Guyon to the Idle Lake, entertains them with merriment, and intervenes to stop their battle.
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In Canto VI: Phaedria ferries Cymochles and later Guyon to the Idle Lake, entertains them with merriment, and intervenes to stop their…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Phaedria in canto v