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4 unusual facts about Mélusine


Claude Lecouteux

The Melusinian Motiv in German mediaeval Literature (doctoral thesis, 1980)

Melusine

The Starbucks logo features a two tailed siren similar to Melusine.

Kurt Heasley of the US band Lilys wrote a song titled "Melusina" for the 2003 album Precollection.

Nixie

Melusine or Nixie, a mythical feminine spirit of fresh waters in sacred springs and rivers


Château de Hierges

Mélusine of Hierges, also known as Sybilla of Lusignan, the future Queen of Jerusalem, is a direct descendant of Mélusine (the eldest of the line still carries the name of the illustrious ancestor).

François Gilson

Mélusine: 1992 - : 16 albums, artwork by Clarke, published by Dupuis (two translated in English by Cinebook Ltd)

Mélusine Mayance

Mélusine's character is a young Jewish child whose family is rounded up and arrested in downtown Paris during the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup before being sent to Auschwitz for extermination.

New algebra

It provides a new approach to writing algebra and begins with the famous dedication to the Melusinide princess Catherine de Parthenay.

Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington

Although described by historians as 'the Elephant' who competed with 'the Maypole' (Melusine), modern historians, especially Ragnhild Hatton attribute her as a valued courtier of the king and stating she was not as obese as early works suggested.


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