Alia Atreides
**Alia Atreides** (also known as Saint Alia of the Knife or Coan-Tean among the Fremen) is one of the most tragic and powerful characters in Frank Herbert's *Dune* universe. She is the posthumous daughter of Duke Leto Atreides I and Lady Jessica, and younger sister of Paul Atreides. He was born in Arrakis (Dune) in the year 10,191 AG. ### Physical Description Alia inherits features from her mother Jessica: an oval face, a small nose, and a broad, generous mouth. It has "blue eyes within blue" (the full effect of the spice, since birth). Her hair is described as bronze or copper in adult (sometimes referred to as dark in childhood). In *Dune Messiah* , Herbert describes her like this: "Her features were exposed—blue-in-blue eyes from the spice, her mother's oval face under a bronze-haired cap, small nose, broad, generous mouth" . As a child she was exceptionally mature in her behavior, which contrasted with her childlike appearance. In adulthood, under the influence of
About Alia Atreides
**Alia Atreides** (also known as Saint Alia of the Knife or Coan-Tean among the Fremen) is one of the most tragic and powerful characters in Frank Herbert's *Dune* universe. She is the posthumous daughter of Duke Leto Atreides I and Lady Jessica, and younger sister of Paul Atreides. He was born in Arrakis (Dune) in the year 10,191 AG. ### Physi...Read more