# Alcina — The Indiscreet Jewels character guide

> Alcina in The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Ring Alcina Mangogul

**First appearance:** 0007-vi-first-trial-of-the-ring

## Who they are

A woman whose toy speaks, revealing her secret affairs.

## In the story

### [The Indiscreet Toys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/the-indiscreet-toys)

The first woman subjected to the ring's power, whose secret is dramatically revealed.

### [First Trial of the Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/vi-first-trial-of-the-ring)

The young married woman whose Toy speaks, revealing her private thoughts; she remains unflustered.

### [XI: Fourth Trial of the Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/xi-fourth-trial-of-the-ring)

Mentioned as Ismene's intimate friend who helped conceal her past.

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