Belesa, Spartacus

Belesa (Luna Rioumina)

On historical action drama Spartacus, Belesa was a guest character introduced in Spartacus: War of the Damned (Season 3 of the original series) as a former slave looking to join the Rebels under Spartacus’ command.

She soon caught the eye of Rebel warrior Saxa, and the two became lovers. They were seen standing together before the final battle against the Romans, and shared a tender moment before Saxa rushed into battle with the others. In the finale episode Saxa was killed in battle and Belesa and the remaining rebels traveled over the Alps to true freedom.

Appearances:

• 4 episodes.

Female love interests:

• Saxa ? (Ellen Hollman, bisexual, recurring, 14 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• None

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.