# Éponine — Les Misérables character guide

> Éponine in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Thénardier, the Thénardier, Ponine

**First appearance:** 0044-ii-first-sketch-of-two-unprepossessing-figures

## Who they are

The Thénardiers' elder daughter, who secretly loves Marius and helps him.

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