Fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
Fictional character
Gaius Helen Mohiam
Dune character
Siân Phillips as Gaius Helen Mohiam in Dune (1984).
First appearance
Dune (1963–65)
Last appearance
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Created by
Frank Herbert
Portrayed by
Siân Phillips (1984 film)
Zuzana Geislerová (2000 miniseries / 2003 sequel)
Charlotte Rampling (2021/2024)
In-universe information
Alias
Prequels:
Tanidia Nerus[1]
Title
Reverend Mother
Affiliation
Bene Gesserit
Children
Unnamed daughters[2]
Prequels:
Lady Jessica[1]
Gaius Helen Mohiam is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. She is a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother, and initially appears in the 1963–65 novel Dune and its 1969 sequel, Dune Messiah. Mohiam also has a major role in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999–2001) and the Caladan Trilogy (2020–2022) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
In Dune, Gaius Helen Mohiam is the Imperial Truthsayer, and the mentor of Lady Jessica, the Bene Gesserit concubine of Duke Leto Atreides. Mohiam is interested in Jessica's young son Paul Atreides, who is a key figure in the Bene Gesserit breeding program but has also displayed unusual potential. She ultimately loses any influence she may have had over Jessica or Paul, who ally themselves with the native Fremen of Arrakis and depose Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. In Dune Messiah, Mohiam joins a conspiracy to remove Paul from power, which fails.
Gaius Helen Mohiam is portrayed by Siân Phillips in David Lynch's 1984 film Dune, by Zuzana Geislerová in the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, and by Charlotte Rampling in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune and its 2024 sequel.
^ abCite error: The named reference Prelude was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Herbert, Frank (1965). Dune. Penguin. ISBN 0-441-17271-7. Mohiam to Jessica: 'You're as dear to me as any of my own daughters, but I cannot let that interfere with duty.'
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