History
Pressyne was daughter of Maralith, the serpent lower-bodied demoness spawn of Echidna, and descendant of Set, and of the Set-worshiping Lemurian Naga[1][2]
She took on the form of a fairy and married Scottish King Elynas on the condition he would not see her in labor. When Pressyne did gave birth to triplet daughters, but Elynas rushed into the birthing chamber, causing Pressyne to depart with her daughters, Melusine, Melior, and Palatyne, and fled to the lost isle of Avalon.
On their 15th birthday, Melusine learned the reason for their banishment, and consequently led her sisters to capture Elynas and imprison him in a mountain. Learning about it, an angered Pressyne punished her daughters for their disrespect:
- Melusine was cursed to become a "serpent from the waist down" every Saturday.[2]
- Palatyne was imprisoned with her father's treasure on a mountaintop in Arragorn.[1]
- Melior's fate remains unrevealed.
Notes
- Pressyne was a fairy in European folkore and mythology, and was notably the mother of Melusine, a female spirit of fresh water usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down. Both characters' tale was based on them marrying a nobleman on the condition that he would not see them bathe. In both tales, the vow is broken and the wife flee away with their children.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #8 ; Nagala's profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #13 ; Yith's profile
- ↑ Marvel Tarot #1 ; Get of Set
- ↑ Melusine at Wikipedia