Phoebus: The Heartbreaker of Notre Dame
The Gleaming Armor: A Portrait of Phoebus Phoebus de Châteaupers is launched as a person of plain bodily attraction. Hugo paints him as strikingly good-looking, a person whose very title, mirroring the Greek god of sunshine and sweetness, hints at his outward perfection. He’s the quintessential knight, a person of motion and command, clad in…
