# Ilia — The Tour character guide

> Ilia in The Tour by Louis Couperus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-v

## Who they are

A female character, possibly a local or attendant.

## Relationships

### [Publius Lucius Sabinus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tour_se/characters/publius_lucius_sabinus)

_family_

Ilia is Publius Lucius Sabinus's estranged sister, bound by blood but divided by betrayal.

### [Catullus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tour_se/characters/catullus)

_romantic_

Catullus and Ilia share a passionate but secret romance, complicated by their families' feud.

### [Catullus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tour_se/characters/catullus)

_romantic_

Catullus and Ilia share a passionate but secret romance, complicated by their families' feud.

### [Publius Lucius Sabinus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tour_se/characters/publius_lucius_sabinus)

_family_

Ilia is Publius Lucius Sabinus's estranged sister, bound by blood but divided by betrayal.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tour_se/chapters/i)

The vanished slave and beloved of Lucius, whose disappearance drives his grief.

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

The missing woman; the sibyl's vision reveals she is alive but kidnapped by pirates, though her exact location remains unknown.

### [The Black Pyramid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tour_se/chapters/xvii)

Lucius seeks her through the priest's divination; her sandal is the only clue.

## Links

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