Glome is the imaginary kingdom ruled by Orual in C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces.
Orual becomes queen of Glome after the death of her father, and much of the novel is presented as her written accusation against the gods. The kingdom is a fictional setting influenced by the ancient world, particularly the atmosphere of the Cupid and Psyche story from classical literature.
Glome’s neighboring kingdom of Essur is also important to the plot, especially through the character of the Fox, a Greek slave and teacher. The contrast between Glome’s traditions and the Fox’s rational education helps Lewis explore competing ideas about religion, reason, sacrifice, and love.
Readers sometimes confuse Glome with settings from Lewis’s other works. Narnia belongs to the Chronicles of Narnia, while Malacandra and Perelandra are the fictional names for Mars and Venus in the Space Trilogy. Glome is specific to Till We Have Faces and is central to its tragic political and spiritual drama.