, producing the extensive history of the Bene Gessent, The Book of Voices, as well as an appendix, a collection of songs and poems from various Voices throughout history In the process of this work, Ghanima discovered the identity of her paternal great grandmother-Gaius Helen Mohiam-though recent discoveries show the information was probably suppressed by Leto II for political and personal reasons At the instigation of Harq al-Ada she also contacted philosophers from her past and, while he worked with the men, she produced a comprehensive overview of women philosophers, The Women Who Knew the Good Later in her life she also produced her Commentaries to the Voices, incisive analytical reactions to the historical overview which she had developed during her original investigations Some of the poetry included m this work appears to be her own After a tumultuous childhood which included assassination attempts on the twins, kidnappings, threats of possession, and threats of obliteration whenever she disagreed with her Aunt Aim, Ghamma settled into what some historians refer to as "a relatively normal adult existence " After her marriage, at nine, to her brother, she resumed her studies under the tutelage of Harq al-Ada, the Atreides scribe and former Comno pnnce who was destined to be her loving companion From him she learned academic disciplines (neglected by both Alia and Irulan m their instructions), and gamed a love of history and philosophy, arts and science which would sustain her throughout her long life Later both she and al-Ada became patrons of the Impenum's leading poets, musicians, dra matists, and artists, establishing a renaissance m culture for Leto's empire In 10278, they became acquainted with the work of H