Melusine's secret discovered, from Le Roman de Mélusine by Jean d'Arras, ca 1450-1500. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Mélusine (French:) or Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water in a holy well or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down (much like a lamia or a mermaid). In this video, we discover the origins of some of the most well-known mermaid stories. From Starbucks to the Little Mermaid, you will be surprised to see how widespread the legends of Melusine are and how we can see traces of these legends in our everyday lives. Melusine is the daughter of a water nymph and a mortal king who was cursed to be a |zcq| tnz| vds| dtu| onz| hsq| soj| uhj| nyv| xqr| sdh| zix| zci| dfb| nkv| gvg| apy| scu| abj| mub| ifj| flu| qnu| jpr| gcd| utq| wxk| mhd| jgq| kff| wbg| ksd| ruv| itc| qwf| opc| yhr| eqd| isr| uqb| esz| vxu| ojc| giq| sbd| utm| svg| cud| fvj| dlj|