23 Facts About Melusine

Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water in a holy well or river.

Melusine's is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down .

Melusine's is sometimes illustrated with wings, two tails, or both.

Melusine wrote The Romans of Partenay or of Lusignen: Otherwise known as the Tale of Melusine, giving source and historical notes, dates and background of the story.

Melusine goes into detail and depth about the relationship of Melusine and Raymondin, their initial meeting, and the complete story.

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Melusine persuaded her to marry him but she agreed, only on the promise—for there is often a hard and fatal condition attached to any pairing of fay and mortal—that he must not enter her chamber when she birthed or bathed her children.

Melusine was condemned to take the form of a serpent from the waist down every Saturday.

For many years Raymond kept his promise, and Melusine bore him ten sons and organized the construction of marvelous castles.

Melusine broke his promise and peeked into her chamber, where he saw Melusine bathing in half-serpent form.

Melusine kept his transgression a secret, until one of their now-adult sons murdered another.

Melusine's returned only at night to nurse her two youngest children, who were still infants.

Melusine legends are especially connected with the northern areas of France, Poitou and the Low Countries, as well as Cyprus, where the French Lusignan royal house that ruled the island from 1192 to 1489 claimed to be descended from Melusine.

Melusine's bore the count many children, and erected for him a magnificent castle by her magical art.

Melusine cried out in surprise, and Melusina and her bath sank into the earth.

Melusine remained trapped in the rock but returns every seven years either as a woman or a serpent, carrying a golden key in her mouth.

Also every seven years, Melusine adds a stitch to a linen chemise; if she finishes the chemise before she can be freed, all of Luxembourg will be swallowed by the rock.

Luther believed in stories like Melusine and attributed them to the devil appearing in female form to seduce men.

Story of Melusine strongly influenced Paracelsus's writings on elementals and especially his description of water spirits.

Melusine later marries another girl, but the food at their wedding feast is mysteriously poisoned with serpent venom and everyone who eats it dies.

Melusine is one of the pre-Christian water-faeries who were sometimes responsible for changelings.

Melusine's evaded the men and, in full view of the congregation, flew out of the church through its highest window.

Melusine's was transformed into a hundred-foot long dragon by the goddess Diane, and is the "lady of the manor" of an old castle.

Melusine's emerges three times a year, and will be turned back into a woman if a knight kisses her, making the knight into her consort and ruler of the islands.