Belphoebe
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Belphoebe
in Spenser's Faerie Queene, a chaste huntress who partly symbolizes Queen Elizabeth.
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Belphoebe (i. e. Beautiful Diana) or Belphebe is a huntress in The Faerie Queene, based on Queen Elizabeth, conceived of, however, as a pure, high-spirited maiden, rather than a queen. It is suggested that she is a member of Poseidon's family, and it is known that she is a virgin huntress, possibly resembling the Goddess Artemis. Belphoebe can certainly fight, as a potential rapist found out. She is the stronger, militant sister of Amoret.
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