The Count of Monte Cristo · Character
Haïdee
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 48
There's an almost otherworldly quality to her beauty—the way her large black velvet eyes seem to hold entire histories, while the living purple rose in her blue-black hair speaks of a vitality that transcends her captive circumstances.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- 19-20
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 48
- Books
- 1
Haïdee appears as a young Greek woman of approximately 19-20 years, embodying Greek beauty in its perfection. Kept in luxurious captivity, she reclines on blue satin cushions while wearing the traditional costume of Epirus women, her golden pearl-embroidered cap slightly askew with its signature living purple rose. Her presence serves as both a reminder of Monte Cristo's vast reach and a connection to the Mediterranean world beyond Paris.
Description
A young woman of approximately 19-20 years whose Greek beauty is described as perfection itself: large black velvet eyes, straight nose, coral mouth, and pearl teeth. Her blue-black hair is adorned with a living purple rose, and she wears the traditional costume of Epirus women—white satin trousers embroidered with pink flowers reaching her tiny feet, a striped white and blue shirt with wide sleeves, a corsage fastened with three diamond buttons, a bright belt with long silk fringe, and a golden cap embroidered with pearls, slightly askew. She reclines gracefully on blue satin cushions embroidered with silver.
Story so far
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