Archimago

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Archimago is a deceitful sorcerer and master of illusion who serves as a primary antagonist symbolizing hypocrisy and falsehood in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Archimago canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
sorcerer ⓘ
alignment evil ⓘ
alliesWith Duessa ⓘ
antagonizes Redcrosse Knight ⓘ
Una ⓘ
appearsIn The Faerie Queene ⓘ
appearsInBook The Faerie Queene, Book I ⓘ
linked to: The Faerie Queene
associatedWithTheme deception ⓘ
error in judgment ⓘ
illusion ⓘ
centuryOfCreation 16th century ⓘ
characterType allegorical figure ⓘ
villain ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork England ⓘ
createdBy Edmund Spenser ⓘ
deceives Redcrosse Knight ⓘ
Una ⓘ
enemyOf Redcrosse Knight ⓘ
Una ⓘ
firstAppearance The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto I ⓘ
linked to: The Faerie Queene
gender male ⓘ
goal to lead Redcrosse Knight into error ⓘ
to separate Redcrosse Knight from Una ⓘ
languageOfWork Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryFunction to embody false religion ⓘ
to test the holiness of Redcrosse Knight ⓘ
notableAbility conjuring false visions ⓘ
disguise ⓘ
illusion magic ⓘ
manipulation ⓘ
shape-shifting through enchantment ⓘ
occupation magician ⓘ
sorcerer ⓘ
religiousAllegory false Catholic clergy (as interpreted by some critics) ⓘ
role primary antagonist ⓘ
symbolizes deceit ⓘ
falsehood ⓘ
fraudulent holiness ⓘ
hypocrisy ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
uses charms ⓘ
dream-visions ⓘ
false apparitions ⓘ
spells ⓘ
worksWith Duessa ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duessa → alliedWith → Archimago ⓘ
Book I (The Faerie Queene) → featuresCharacter → Archimago ⓘ
subject linked to: Book I