# Duessa — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Duessa in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** false Duessa, Fidessa, the proud Duessa

**First appearance:** 0023-canto-i

## Who they are

A deceitful sorceress representing Falsehood, antagonist to Una.

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