Orual is the title character’s name in C.S. Lewis’s 1956 novel Till We Have Faces.
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold is Lewis’s final completed novel. It retells the myth of Cupid and Psyche through the perspective of Orual, Psyche’s older sister. Orual becomes queen of the fictional kingdom of Glome and narrates a long accusation against the gods.
The novel’s title comes from its concern with identity, self-deception, love, and the need to confront reality honestly. Lewis drew on the ancient myth but substantially changed its narrative viewpoint and psychological emphasis.
Psyche is crucial to the plot, but she is not the narrator or title character. Jill Pole and Aravis belong to the Chronicles of Narnia, so they are also easy names to confuse with Lewis’s other female protagonists.