Mélusine

Mélusine. (1870) — Émile Bayard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pandion the 1st was the son of King Erichthonius of Athens and his wife, the naiad Praxithea. Naiads are female beings connected to springs, fountains, wells, streams, and bodies of fresh water.

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The Naiads can be seen in the form of Mélusine (or Melusina), a female whose depictions resembles King Erichthonius of Athens, an autochthon (previous post). If we can assume the Naiads appeared like Melusina, it is remarkable then that Erichthonius married a being with a similar appearance.

The Mélusine Tales of Jean d'Arras, compiled about 1382-1394 was one of the more popular accounts. In it there are three girls: Mélusine, Melior, and Palatyne who grew up in Avalon.

Source: Wikipedia - Mélusine

Mélusine Discovered. (~1450-1500) — Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine. (1844) — Julius Hübner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine, Barkenhoff Worpswede. (1912) — Heinrich Vogeler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusinen, Märchen Illustration. (~1902) — Heinrich Vogeler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Donjon niort Mélusine — Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Schatzkammer Munich Aiguière et plateau Wurtemberg. (1610) — Vassil, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, romanische Bauskulpturen. (~1150-1200) — Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine. (1886) — Albert Robida, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The flight of Mélusine as a serpent, Manuscript 4028. (1468) — Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

J. F. Bertuch Fabelwesen. (1806) — Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch (1747-1822), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Wie erschrak und erstaunte aber Raimund, als er bemerkte, das Melusina nur bis zur Mitte des Leibes ein überaus schönes blühendes Weib sei. (1838) — Richter, Ludwig, 1803-1884., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Hoch in der Luft umfuhr sie das Schloss dreimal und stiess jedesmal ein herzzerreissendes Wehgeschrei aus. — Richter, Ludwig, 1803-1884., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fougères (35) Église Saint-Sulpice Baie — GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine allaitant Thierry, Roman de Mélusine. (~1430) — Master of Guillebert de Mets, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine. (1900) — Pierre Roche, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine allaitant BnF Français. (1900) — Lagad Zoltec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine wird von ihrem Gatten belauscht. (Erworben 1935) — Städel Museum, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons.

L'hystoire de Mélusine nouvellement imprimee (Paris, Philippe Le Noir, ~1525) — Philippe Le Noir, printer active in Paris, 1520-1541, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine par Jules Garnier. (1897) — Jules-Arsène Garnier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Book of Mélusine. (1478) — Anonymous engraver working for the workshop of the printer Adam Steinschaber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Lahti vaakunaehdotus 1904 — Johan Jacob Ahrenberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Wappen Hößlin (1762) — Paul von Stetten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mélusine on Pooley Gates — Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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