# Priestess Argo — The Jewels of Aptor character guide

> Priestess Argo in The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Priestess of Argo, Priestess Argo, Little Argo

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A young priestess serving Argo, distinct from the older Priestess.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/ii)

Reveals herself as Argo Incarnate, explains the history of Aptor and the jewels, and assigns Geo the task of stealing the third jewel.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/iii)

Interrogates Snake, accuses him of spying, and is portrayed as power-hungry by Geo.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/v)

Appears in the vision as a gaunt figure, commands the ship to stay near Aptor for seven days.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/x)

Young Argo assists Snake in stealing the jewel and experiences exhilaration during the theft.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jewels_of_aptor_se/chapters/xi)

Reveals she saw a film of Snake's torture, explains the double impulse and the four forces, and later appears in a vision ordering the captain to sail to Aptor.

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