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Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia. Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ... The Horse and his Boy The Horse and His Boy is a novel by C.S. Lewis. ... In C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series of novels, Calormen (pron. ... Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children. ...

Of Aravis's family we are told "... I am the the only daughter of Kidrash Tarkaan, the son of Rishti Tarkaan, the son of Kidrash Tarkaan, the son of Illsombreh Tisroc, the son of Ardeeb Tisroc who was decended in a right line from the god Tash." (from the Horse and his boy)

The only daughter of Kidrash Tarkaaan, Aravis has spent her youth in the heart of Calormen. When we first meet her in the Chronicles her mother and older brother have both died and her father has recently married an unkind woman, who makes no attempt to disguise her dislike for Aravis. Aravis's already difficult home life is rendered impossible when her father announces her engagement to Ahoshta Tarkaan, an ugly, loathsome man whom she despises. Feeling she has no other option, she decides to commit suicide. However, her attempt is interrupted by a brief speech from her mare, Hwin, who is actually a Talking Horse from Narnia. Surprised by her horse's ability to talk, she forgoes her attempt at suicide and listens to Hwin's wise council. They decide, at Hwin's suggestion, to head to Narnia and the North. This journey, and her relationship with Shasta, another fugitive heading north, is the main topic of The Horse and his Boy. Ahoshta is a fictional character in the novel The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Calormen. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Hwin is a fictional character from C. S. Lewiss fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. ... In C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series of novels, Narnia is the country around which many of the books revolve. ... Shasta is a fictional character in C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia. ...

To her credit, she is brave and intensely loyal. However, she is also very arrogant (a possible side effect of her upbringing) and at times, very manipulative. Throughout the story we see her grow and change to become less like a ruthless Calormene, and more like Narnian (or Archenlandish) nobility, which, in the end, is what she becomes. It is likely that C. S. Lewis meant to metaphorically represent the Christian notion that though one is born to royalty, we are all as commoners before God in the contrast between this character and Shasta; and though one be a commoner (as the character Shasta is before discovering his true identity) we are also royalty in God's eyes. One of the main arguments against racist accusations regarding the Chronicles of Narnia is that in her we find a character that is both Calormene and a main character. 1. ...

Marrying Shasta (or rather, Prince Cor), she becomes a princess of Archenland (later queen) and the mother of King Ram the Great. She is last seen in The Last Battle and is present at The Great Reunion in Aslan's Country. A King of Archenland who was the son of King Cor and Aravis. ... The Last Battle is the final novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. ...

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The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Books:	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe • Prince Caspian • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader • The Silver Chair • The Horse and His Boy • The Magician's Nephew • The Last Battle
Inhabitants:	All Characters • All Creatures • Peter • Susan • Edmund • Lucy • Eustace • Jill • Digory • Polly • Caspian • Aslan • Shasta • Aravis • White Witch • Puddleglum
Places:	All Places • The World of Narnia • The Country of Narnia • Archenland • Calormen • Charn • Lone Islands • Telmar • Wood between the Worlds
Other:	BBC Miniseries • Disney films • Battle of Beruna Ford • Dawn Treader • Deplorable Word • Popular culture

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