Erminia

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Erminia is a compassionate and conflicted princess in Torquato Tasso’s epic poem "Gerusalemme liberata," known for her unrequited love for the Christian knight Tancredi and her dramatic flight from the battlefield.

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Erminia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in an epic poem
fictional character
literary character
princess
appearsIn Gerusalemme liberata
linked to: Jerusalem Delivered
appearsInCanto Canto VII of Gerusalemme liberata
Canto XIX of Gerusalemme liberata
associatedWithEvent First Crusade
associatedWithPlace Antioch
belongsToSide Saracen
linked to: Moors
commonlyDepictedWith Tancredi
armor and shepherdess dress
shepherds
createdBy Torquato Tasso
disguisesAs shepherdess
fleesFrom battlefield of Jerusalem
hasGender female
hasLiteraryFunction bridges Christian and Saracen worlds
humanizes the enemy side
hasTrait compassionate
conflicted
courageous
loyal
melancholic
sensitive
hasUnrequitedLoveFor Tancredi
influencedGenre baroque painting subjects
pastoral literature
inLoveWith Tancredi
isPrincessOf Antioch
languageOfWork Italian
literaryPeriod Italian Renaissance
narrativeRole romantic figure
supporting character
sympathetic outsider
notableFor disguise as a shepherdess
dramatic flight from the battlefield
pastoral episode among shepherds
unrequited love for Tancredi
partOf Gerusalemme liberata character ensemble
religion pagan
rescuedBy shepherd family
seeksRefugeWith shepherds
themeAssociated compassion in wartime
conflict between love and duty
religious and cultural conflict
workSetIn siege of Jerusalem
linked to: Siege of Jerusalem

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Gerusalemme liberata featuresCharacter Erminia