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Eldil
An Oyarsa (plural Oyéresu) is an eldil that guides and protects a planet. Each planet in the Field of Arbol (the solar system) has an Oyarsa. In That Hideous Strength, Elwin Ransom communes with the Oyéresu of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter.
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Oyarsa Term Timeline in That Hideous Strength
The timeline below shows where the term Oyarsa appears in That Hideous Strength. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13
Merlin tests Ransom’s knowledge to prove that he does in fact serve the Oyéresu (the ruling eldils of the planets). The other residents of the Manor fall asleep in...
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Chapter 14
...vision to Ransom, and Ransom explains that the woman is an earthly representation of the Oyarsa of Venus. She appeared in a demoniac form to Jane because Jane is neither a...
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Chapter 15
Ransom and Merlin await the gathering of the Oyéresu. When the first Oyarsa arrives (Viritrilbia, also known as Mercury or Thoth), the other members...
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