"swan maiden" meaning in English

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          "text": "On the other hand, the kobolds, brownies, and other household sprites who are not merely benign, but helpful, if well treated; the elf-maids who marry mortals, the swan-maidens, and the like, bear the stamp of Teutonic fancy.",
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        "A woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms."
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        "(mythology, folklore) A woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms."
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        "(mythology, folklore) A woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms."
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