"Melusine" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melusine
  1. (mythology) A figure of European folklore and mythology (mostly Celtic), a female spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river, usually depicted as a serpent or fish from the waist down, and sometimes with wings. Wikipedia link: Melusine Categories (topical): Mythology, Water Synonyms: Melusina Translations (female spirit): Melusina (Breton), Melusina (Catalan), Mélusine (French), Melusine (German), Meluzyna (Polish), Melusina (Portuguese), Melusina (Spanish)

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