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Eo

Persephone

Darrow's martyred Red wife, hanged for singing the forbidden song; the engine of his rebellion.

Story so far

Eo was Darrow's wife in Lykos mine, a scrawny, innocent Red girl who carried a dream of freedom bigger than herself. Hanged before the ArchGovernor for singing the forbidden song, her cry to "break the chains" and her dream of a free Mars became the engine of everything Darrow does; Mars hails her as the martyr Persephone. Darrow buried her in a fake forest above Lykos and thumbs the place her ring once graced; with every victory he tells himself he takes one more step toward making her dream real, and dreads sleep because he will see her face.

Appearance

A frail, scrawny Red girl of the mines with a spirit and dream far larger than her body.

Role

Darrow's dead wife and martyr; the moral and emotional foundation of his war against the Society.

Relationships

Darrow — Her husband, who carries her dream of a free Mars as the purpose of everything he does.
Nero au Augustus — The ArchGovernor who had her hanged for singing the forbidden song.

Earlier in this series

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Chapter 3
  • Darrow's martyred Red wife, hanged for singing the forbidden song; the engine of his rebellion.
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