# Cypria — The Indiscreet Jewels character guide

> Cypria in The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0033-xxxii-the-fifteenth-trial-of-the-ring

## Who they are

A woman whose toy speaks, revealing her secrets.

## In the story

### [XLIII: Selim at Banza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/xliii-selim-at-banza)

Mentioned as the next target of Mangogul's ring interrogation.

### [XLIV: Twenty-Sixth Trial of the Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_indiscreet_jewels_se/chapters/xliv-twenty-sixth-trial-of-the-ring)

The hostess, described as disfigured by jewels and physically unappealing; her Toy recounts her scandalous history.

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