Melusine: The Myth that Built Europe

A symbol of female power in an age of patriarchy became a tool of propaganda for two prominent queens.

Melusine flying away. Wood engraving, by Bernhard Richel, c.1490. Alamy.
Melusine flying away. Wood engraving, by Bernhard Richel, c.1490. Alamy.

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