 miles teg is a fictional character in the dune universe created by frank herbert. ==description== in heretics of dune (1984), miles teg &mdash; the former supreme bashar of the bene gesserit &mdash; is noted to be 296 standard years old and to have a striking resemblance to his ancestor, leto atreides i. the son of the bene gesserit lady janet roxbrough of lernaeus (a fish speaker descendant) and loschy teg, a "choam station factor" chosen for breeding by the sisterhood for his "gene potential," miles teg had been instructed in the bene gesserit ways by his mother before being sent to lampadas to train as a mentat, a human computer. teg is a military genius, having a very strong sense of honor, loyalty, and many of the characteristics of house atreides, his ancestors. he is well known for doing the unexpected. teg is also not a melange addict (unlike most other people), not even resorting to the spice at old age when most others might wish to extend their lives. by the time of the novel, teg's wife had been dead for 38 years, his grown children living elsewhere except for his eldest daughter dimela. she and her husband firus take control of teg's farm when he leaves lernaeus; the couple have three children. teg had a younger brother, sabine, who had been poisoned on romo. during the events of heretics of dune, it is revealed that teg had fathered other children during his younger years, and he discovers that reverend mother darwi odrade is one of them.
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