Eo of Lykos

Character from Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Darrow's first wife — a Red girl who sang a forbidden song, was hanged for it, and in dying lit a fire that burned down the world. She is the wound that never heals.

Also known as: Eo, Persephone

What They Know

• Sang the forbidden song of Persephone, an act of defiance punishable by death
• Executed by hanging on the orders of Nero au Augustus
• Her death radicalized Darrow and launched the Rising
• Was pregnant at the time of her execution — Darrow learned this after
• Born and raised in the Red mining colony of Lykos beneath Mars
• Married Darrow in a Red ceremony — they were teenagers
• Her ghost haunts Darrow's dreams and decisions throughout the series
• Knew the surface existed and that Reds were enslaved, not pioneering

Connections

• married_to — darrow
• killed_by — nero
• inspired — dancer
• lives_at — lykos

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