Daenerys

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Daenerys Targaryen (丹妮莉丝)
Alias(es)	Mother of Dragons; Dragon Queen; Mhysa (“mother”); Stormborn 262 338 548
Species/Race	Human; House Targaryen
Gender	Female
Affiliation	House Targaryen; House Caesar after her marriage to Samwell Caesar 364 395
Occupation/Role	Dragon Queen; liberator of Astapor and Yunkai; Queen Consort of Seven Kingdoms; later Queen Mother/Dowager 325 338 395 546
Status	Deceased; dies peacefully on Drogon above Dragonstone while held by Samwell 548
First Appearance	Chapter 192: “Blood and Fire”

Background

Exile, loss, and the return of dragons

Daenerys was the last surviving heir of her immediate Targaryen family after the deaths of her son, Khal Drogo, and Viserys. Overwhelmed by grief, she entered her husband’s funeral pyre; the Red Comet and a blood-and-fire sacrifice heralded the return of dragons. By the time news reached Westeros, she had hatched three dragons. 192 214

In Qarth, Daenerys hoped to obtain ships and soldiers to reclaim the Iron Throne, but the city’s elites treated her as spectacle rather than a queen. Her visit to the House of the Undying exposed her to illusions of her childhood, her family, and Targaryen prophecy. She resisted the Undying’s lure and burned them with Drogon’s fire, then saw a vision of a black-haired man beside a white dragon—whom she later began calling “Caesar.” 262 285

Alliance with Caesar

After surviving an assassination attempt in Qarth, Daenerys accepted Barristan Selmy’s service and chose to seek out Caesar in Astapor despite warnings that he also sought the Iron Throne. 315

She met Caesar at sea, where his enormous white dragon, Cleopatra, dwarfed Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion. Daenerys initially viewed Caesar as her last living kin and was drawn to his strength, though his political ambitions soon became a source of conflict between them. 321 329

Liberation of Slaver's Bay

In Astapor, Daenerys agreed to exchange Drogon for all 8,600 Unsullied. Once the transaction was complete, she commanded the Unsullied to kill their former masters, freed them from slavery, and ordered them to break every chain in the city. 325

Determined to continue liberation despite Caesar’s objections, Daenerys marched on Yunkai. After the Unsullied won the battle, freed slaves greeted her as “Mhysa,” cementing her identity as a liberator and maternal figure. 333 338

Her conquest of Meereen proved far more difficult. The Sons of the Harpy undermined her rule, former slaveholders returned to power in Yunkai after her departure, and Daenerys gradually accepted that killing nobles alone could not build a stable society. She initially considered marrying Hizdahr zo Loraq for peace, but his wedding-day assassination plot was exposed. 347 348 353 354

Dragonrider and Queen Consort

When Drogon returned during Hizdahr’s attempted coup, Daenerys overcame her fear, commanded him to submit, removed a spear from his back, and became his rider. 354

After the upheaval in Meereen, Daenerys accepted Caesar’s gradual plan to dismantle slavery rather than abolish it through immediate force alone. She married Samwell Caesar in the Temple of Graces, joining her Targaryen claim and dragons to his expanding power. 352 364

Daenerys later sailed to Westeros with Samwell, the Unsullied, and her dragons. At Storm’s End, Margaery Tyrell welcomed her as family, easing Daenerys’s loneliness in the land she had long dreamed of reclaiming. 369 395

Queen Mother and final years

Daenerys entered King’s Landing with Margaery after Samwell’s victory and remained at his side when he claimed the Iron Throne. 478 479

She gave birth to a daughter, Rhaenys, and later had two sons, Aegon and Aemon. Her descendants became the core of the “Blacks” during the later dynastic conflict between the branches of House Caesar. 508 546 548

In old age, Daenerys withdrew to Dragonstone as her children’s factional struggle escalated. When Samwell returned after decades away, she revisited Highgarden and Meereen with him before asking to go home. She died peacefully in his arms while Drogon carried them above Dragonstone, where she had been born. 548

Appearance

Daenerys is a strikingly beautiful woman with the distinctive coloring of House Targaryen: silver-gold hair and violet eyes. 321 354

• Often wears silk gowns in vivid colors, including turquoise, violet, and purple. 315 329
• Her silver hair and violet eyes are repeatedly associated with her identity as a “true dragon.” 321 358
• During the Meereen coup, she discards her restrictive tokar while riding Drogon above the burning Temple of Graces. 354

Personality

Daenerys is compassionate, proud, and deeply driven by the suffering she witnessed in exile and in slave cities. Her liberation of the Unsullied and her refusal to regard dragons as property reflect her belief that freedom cannot be bought or owned. 325

She initially approaches rule with idealism and a desire to free every slave in Slaver’s Bay. The unrest in Meereen forces her to confront the limits of simple solutions; she eventually accepts that ending entrenched systems requires patience, replacement institutions, and political compromise. 347 349 352

Her confidence is often undermined by fear of inheriting the madness associated with her father, Aerys II. Barristan’s encouragement and her own victories help her reaffirm her determination to become a great queen rather than another tragic Targaryen ruler. 332 333

Abilities & Skills

Dragonriding

Daenerys forms the strongest bond with Drogon, her black dragon. She earns his obedience through direct courage rather than force, becoming his rider during the attempted assassination at her wedding to Hizdahr. 354

• Commands Drogon to submit despite his pain and agitation. 354
• Removes a spear embedded in Drogon’s back while mounted on him. 354
• Rides Drogon in battle against the Harpies and later across Westeros. 358 529
• Remains Drogon’s rider into old age. 548

Dragon Command

Daenerys trains her dragons with the Valyrian command Dracarys, meaning “dragonfire.” 322

• Uses Dracarys to demonstrate her dragons’ power before Yunkai’s envoys and mercenaries. 337
• Commands Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion in the liberation of Astapor. 325
• Her bond with Drogon endures even after Dragonbinder’s call disrupts the dragons. 356 358

Unburnt and dragon dreams

Daenerys possesses the [Unburnt] talent and identifies herself as a true dragon who does not fear fire. 362

• Survives entering a funeral pyre during the return of dragons. 192
• Shares a dream-linked connection with Drogon and later speaks of dragon dreams with Samwell. 424
• Believes her restored fertility after the Harpy battle will allow her to bear children of “pure true dragon blood.” 358

Leadership

Daenerys can inspire fierce loyalty through moral conviction, spectacle, and her dragons.

• Commands 8,600 Unsullied immediately after acquiring them and grants them freedom. 325
• Is hailed as “Mhysa” by the freed people of Yunkai and Meereen. 338 353
• Seeks counsel from local leaders and religious figures while attempting to govern Astapor and Meereen. 327 347
• Learns to balance abolitionist goals with practical governance under Samwell’s guidance. 350 352

Dragons

• Drogon — Daenerys’s black dragon and personal mount; the largest of her original three dragons. 325 354
• Rhaegal — Her green/bronze dragon; later accepts Jon Snow as its rider. 351 531
• Viserion — Her golden dragon; severely injured after Dragonbinder’s intervention, later lays an egg before dying from its wounds. 359 504
• Cleopatra — Samwell’s immense white dragon; repeatedly fights beside Daenerys and Drogon. 354 358

Relationships

• Samwell Caesar — Husband, political ally, and fellow dragonrider. Daenerys first sees him in a vision at the House of the Undying, allies with him in Astapor, and marries him in Meereen. He is with her when she dies at Dragonstone. 285 325 364 548
• Ser Jorah Mormont — Sworn protector whose devotion becomes possessive jealousy toward Caesar. Daenerys values his service but does not return his romantic feelings. 315 326 332
• Ser Barristan Selmy — Former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard who swears loyalty to Daenerys in Qarth. He serves as her protector, adviser, and source of Targaryen history. 315 333 338
• Margaery Tyrell — Fellow queen and surrogate family. Margaery’s kindness helps Daenerys find belonging after arriving in Westeros. 369
• Drogon — Daenerys’s most closely bonded dragon and lifelong mount. 354 548
• Rhaenys, Aegon, and Aemon — Her children with Samwell. Rhaenys is named for a Targaryen princess; Aegon and Aemon later become leading figures of Daenerys’s branch of House Caesar. 508 546

Notable Quotes

“Dragons are not slaves.” 325

“Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” 325

“It feels as if the whole world is beneath my feet!” 354